ISTA13 - International interlaboratory comparative evaluation of microbial assay for risk assessment (MARA)

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 626-633

  Wadhia, K ^a,b  

^a NCIMB Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ALcontrol Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Bioassay; MARA; Microbial array; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STATISTICAL TESTS; TESTING; TOXICITY;

96-WELL; ACADEMIC ESTABLISHMENTS; BACTERIAL; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DIVERSE RANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES; INHIBITION TESTS; INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS; MARA; MICROBIAL ARRAY; MICROBIAL ASSAY; MICROBIAL SPECIES; MICROBIAL TOXIC; MICROTOX; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL; MULTI-SPECIES; PROKARYOTIC SPECIES; REGULATORY AGENCIES; TOXICITY ASSESSMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INVERTEBRATE; NITRIFICATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROKARYOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST; YEAST;

BIOASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAPHNIA; EUKARYOTE; FREEZE DRYING; INVERTEBRATE; MICROBIAL ASSAY FOR RISK ASSESSMENT; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THAMNOCEPHALUS PLATYURUS;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LABORATORIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAPHNIA MAGNA; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; PROKARYOTA; THAMNOCEPHALUS PLATYURUS;

EID: 51949088501     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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