A Decision Analytic Approach to Exposure-Based Chemical Prioritization

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Mitchell, Jade ^a   Pabon, Nicolas ^b   Collier, Zachary A ^c   Egeghy, Peter P ^d   Cohen Hubal, Elaine ^d   Linkov, Igor ^c   Vallero, Daniel A ^d  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; LIFE CYCLE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84881107654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070911     Document Type: Article

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