Comparison of two mathematical prediction models in assessing the toxicity of heavy metal mixtures to the feeding of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-79

  Chen, Jiandong ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Xu, Chi ^a,b   Yu, Li ^a   Sun, Dongye ^a   Xu, Li ^a   Hu, Feng ^a   Li, Huixin ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration addition; Feeding assay; Heavy metals; Independent action; Mixture toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; NEMATODE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION ADDITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDEPENDENT ACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 84879029892     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.04.026     Document Type: Article

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