Bioconcentration and biomagnification in the aquatic environment

Handbook of Property Estimation Methods for Chemicals: Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 189-231

  Gobas, Frank A P C ^a   Morrison, Heather A ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Aqualink   (Canada)

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