Additivity and interactions in ecotoxicity of pollutant mixtures: Some Patterns, Conclusions, and open questions

Toxics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 342-369

  Rodea Palomares, Ismael ^a   González Pleiter, Miguel ^a   Martín Betancor, Keila ^a   Rosal, Roberto ^b   Fernández Piñas, Francisca ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Additivity; Mixtures; Synergism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984639673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23056304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxics3040342     Document Type: Review

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