Ecotoxicological testing of marine and freshwater ecosystems: Synthesis and recommendations

Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems: Emerging Techniques, Trends and Strategies

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 249-260

  Den Besten, P J ^a   Munawar, M ^b  

^a INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

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