Empirical comparison of seven two-parameter sigmoid equations for the evaluation of the concentration-response curves from standard acute ecotoxicity assays

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 989-998

  Trogl J ^a   Benediktova K ^a,b  

^a J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b EMPLA AG Spol S R O   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acute ecotoxicity; Concentration response curve; Non linear regression; Sigmoid curve; Susceptibility distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EQUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 80053373941     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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