An evaluation of logistic regression models for predicting amphipod toxicity from sediment chemistry

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2691-2700

  Wetherington, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Stanley, Bruce H ^a   Adams, Kathleen O ^a   Schwer, Richard F ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic toxicity; Logistic regression model; Sediment; Synergism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NONBIBLIOGRAPHIC RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEDIMENTATION;

BENTHIC ORGANISMS; BENTHIC TOXICITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODEL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SYNERGISM;

TOXICITY;

AMPHIPOD; METHODOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIPODA; BENTHIC FAUNA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SCREENING; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION MAKING; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

AMPHIPODA;

EID: 26844469654     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-129R.1     Document Type: Review

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