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Implications of global climate change for the assessment and management of human health risks of chemicals in the natural environment

  1. John M. Balbus1,*,
  2. Alistair B.A. Boxall2,
  3. Richard A. Fenske3,
  4. Thomas E. McKone4,
  5. Lauren Zeise5

Article first published online: 18 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/etc.2046

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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volume 32, Issue 1, pages 62–78, January 2013

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Balbus, J. M., Boxall, A. B.A., Fenske, R. A., McKone, T. E. and Zeise, L. (2013), Implications of global climate change for the assessment and management of human health risks of chemicals in the natural environment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32: 62–78. doi: 10.1002/etc.2046

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  1. 1

    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

  2. 2

    Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, UK

  3. 3

    School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

  4. 4

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA

  5. 5

    Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, California, USA

*National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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  1. Issue published online: 18 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 18 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 SEP 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 8 MAY 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 23 DEC 2011

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