Probabilistic risk evaluation for triclosan in surface water, sediments, and aquatic biota tissues

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 419-440

  Lyndall, Jennifer ^a   Fuchsman, Phyllis ^a   Bock, Michael ^a   Barber, Timothy ^a   Lauren, Darrel ^a   Leigh, Katrina ^a   Perruchon, Elyse ^a   Capdeviellek, Marie ^b  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic risk; Fugacity modeling; Probabilistic risk assessment; Species sensitivity distribution; Triclosan

Indexed keywords

TRICLOSAN; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BENCHMARKING; BIOTA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRICLOSAN; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77954715615     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/ieam_2009-072.1     Document Type: Article

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