Chemicals Alternatives Assessments

Encyclopedia of Toxicology: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 782-786

  Whittaker, M H ^a  

^a ToxServices   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives assessment; Chemical hazard assessment; Chemicals alternatives assessment; Design for the environment; Green chemistry; GreenScreen; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957910510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.01239-2     Document Type: Chapter

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