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. 2022 Oct 18;56(20):14223-14224.
doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06088. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Risk Assessment Acknowledging Variability in Both Exposure and Effect

Nico M van Straalen  1   2 , Klaas H den Haan  2 , Joop L M Hermens  2 , Kees van Leeuwen  2 , Dik van de Meent  2 , John R Parsons  2 , Pim de Voogt  2 , Dick de Zwart  2
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Risk Assessment Acknowledging Variability in Both Exposure and Effect

Nico M van Straalen et al. Environ Sci Technol. .
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Keywords: REACH; chemicals policy; exposure; fate modeling; no-effect concentration; predicted environmental concentration; risk assessment; risk quotient; species sensitivity; toxicity.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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