Synergistic ecotoxicity of APEOs-PAHs in rivers and sediments: Is there a potential health risk?

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 351-357

  Zoller, Uri ^a   Hushan, Marwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol ethoxylats (APEOs); Chronic ecotoxicity; ED; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs); Synergistic

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551562189     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2010.25.4.351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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