Sediment toxicity assessment. Rationale for effect classses

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-20

  Ahlf, Wolfgang ^a   Heise, Susanne ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotests; Classification system; Hazard assessment; Sediment toxicity classes

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 84930478242     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2005.01.127     Document Type: Article

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