Environmental risk assessment of GE plants under low-exposure conditions

Transgenic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 971-983

  Roberts, Andrew ^a   Devos, Yann ^b   Raybould, Alan ^c   Bigelow, Patrick ^d   Gray, Alan ^e  

^a International Life Sciences Institute   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

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

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; ERA; Low exposure; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84916895209     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: 15739368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-013-9762-z     Document Type: Article

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