Survival data analyses in ecotoxicology: Critical effect concentrations, methods and models. What should we use?

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1072-1083

  Forfait Dubuc, Carole ^a,b   Charles, Sandrine ^a,b   Billoir, Elise ^a,b,c   Delignette Muller, Marie Laure ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c Pole de Recherche ROVALTAIN en Toxicologie Environnementale et Ecotoxicologie Batiment Rhovalparc   (France)

^d VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Concentration response curves; Hypothesis testing; NOEC LCx NEC; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLORDANE; COPPER; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; IVERMECTIN; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; OXOLINIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFADIAZINE; ZINC;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; WEIBULL THEORY;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATED ORGANISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; LETHAL DOSE 50; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84862839551     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-0860-0     Document Type: Article

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