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Interim Final Eco-SSL Guidance: Publications Rejected as Not Acceptable for Plants and Invertebrates

Published literature that reported soil toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates and plants was identified, retrieved and screened. The documents below list publications that did not meet one or more of the criteria required to be deemed Acceptable.  See Literature Rejection Category Keywords for definition of codes describing the basis for rejecting a paper.

For additional information, see the Ecological Soil Screening Level site.

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