Terrestrial Metals Bioavailability: A Comprehensive Review and Literature-Derived Decision Rule for Ecological Risk Assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1488-1513

  Anderson, Richard H ^a   Farrar, David B ^b   Zodrow, Jean M ^a,b  

^a Functional Management Office   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioavailability; decision rule; ecological risk assessment; metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880404474     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2012.708269     Document Type: Article

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