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CASE STUDY 3B: ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF TCDD AND TCDF
Pages 299-299

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... via a number of environmental pathways, the case study was limited to exposure of terrestrial wildlife to TCDD resulting from land disposal of paper and pulp sludges. This route of exposure was identified as one of the most hazardous in the multiroute risk assessment.
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  • terrestrial wildlife
  • six robin
  • furan emissions
  • land disposal

  • daily intake
  • pathway considered
  • pulp mills
  • tcdd resulting
  • addressed potential

  • ppt led
  • field study
  • average soil
  • tcdd concentration
  • benchmark toxicity

  • intake rates
  • specific exposure
  • potential risks
  • assessment addressed
  • exposure pathway

  • soil tcdd
  • comparing exposure
  • risk estimates
  • usually converted
  • wildlife exposed

  • pulp sludges
  • aquatic wildlife
  • bleaching processes
  • chlorine bleaching
  • risk assessment


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