Uncertainty of the hazardous concentration and fraction affected for normal species sensitivity distributions

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-18

  Aldenberg, Tom ^a   Jaworska, Joanna S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Confidence limit; Environmental quality objective; Extrapolation; Fraction affected; Hazardous concentration; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOLERANCE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; LABORATORY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 0034192684     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1999.1869     Document Type: Review

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