An initial probabilistic hazard assessment of oil dispersants approved by the united states national contingency plan

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1704-1708

  Berninger, Jason P ^a   Williams, E Spencer ^a   Brooks, Bryan W ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical toxicity distribution; Comparative toxicity; Deepwater horizon oil spill; Oil dispersant

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHEMICAL TOXICITY; COMPARATIVE TOXICITY; CONTINGENCY PLANS; DATA SETS; DEEPWATER; DISPERSANTS; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; MEDIAN LETHAL CONCENTRATION; OIL DISPERSANT; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MIXTURES; OIL SPILLS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RATING;

TOXICITY;

OIL DISPERSANT; PETROLEUM;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSANT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; OIL SPILL; PRIORITIZATION; PROBABILITY; TELEOST; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE TOXICOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICITY; GOVERNMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MARINE SPECIES; MENIDIA BERYLLINA; MYSIDOPSIS BAHIA; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; LETHAL DOSE 50; PETROLEUM; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMEGMAMORPHA; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

AMERICAMYSIS BAHIA; MENIDIA; MENIDIA BERYLLINA; MYSIDOPSIS;

EID: 79958243352     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.532     Document Type: Article

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