A simulation study of methods for constructing confidence intervals for bioaccumulation factors

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 921-927

  Wheeler, Matthew W ^a   Bailer, A John ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delta method; Fieller's method; Nonlinear regression

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

TOXICOKINETICS;

TOXICITY;

BIOACCUMULATION; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; XENOBIOTICS;

BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0001471232     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2003)022<0921:ASSOMF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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