Developments on the regulation of endocrine disrupting substances in Europe - hazard, risk and the need for a scientific approach

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-91

  Wheeler, James R ^a   Green, Richard M ^a   Weltje, Lennart ^b  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Endocrine disruption; Endocrine disruptor; Plant protection products; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860996437     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/23apr10     Document Type: Article

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