Probabilistic risk-assessment model for birds exposed to granular pesticides

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 260-272

  Moore, Dwayne R J ^a   Fischer, David L ^b   Teed, R Scott ^a   Rodney, Sara I ^a  

^a Intrinsik Environmental Sciences ^*  (China)

^b BAYER CROPSCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Granular pesticide; Probabilistic risk assessment

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PESTICIDES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954669993     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM-2009-021.1     Document Type: Article

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