Statistical procedures for estimating the detection limit and determination limit of the Ames Salmonella mutagenicity assay

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-42

  Takanashi, Hirokazu ^a   Urano, Kohei ^b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ames Salmonella mutagenicity assay; Detection limit; Determination limit; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; GENOTOXICITY; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; VARIANCE;

BIOMETRY; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; SALMONELLA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0031668828     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00264-2     Document Type: Article

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