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Forensic Ecotoxicology

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There have been a number of efforts over the past 50 years to explicitly recommend criteria for establishing causality between exposure to chemical contaminants and biological injury.

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    Formally known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

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  1. Science Director, Puget Sound Partnership, 326 East D Street, Tacoma, WA, 98421, USA

    Tracy Kim Collier

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  1. Environmental Forensics Research Centre, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

    A.Z. Aris

  2. Department of Environmental Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

    T.H. Tengku Ismail

  3. Department of Environmental Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

    R. Harun

  4. Environmental Forensics Research Centre, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

    A.M. Abdullah

  5. Department of Environmental Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

    M.Y. Ishak

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Collier, T.K. (2014). Forensic Ecotoxicology. In: Aris, A., Tengku Ismail, T., Harun, R., Abdullah, A., Ishak, M. (eds) From Sources to Solution. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-70-2_90

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