Estimation of no effect concentrations from exposure experiments when values scatter among individuals

J. Baas, T. Jager and S.A.L.M. Kooijman

Ecological Modelling, 2009, vol. 220, issue 3, 411-418

Abstract: The parameters that are most commonly used in risk assessment, LCx values or no observed effect concentrations, both have serious drawbacks. As an alternative, No effect concentrations (NEC) as a parameter in a process-based model, offer great potential in risk assessment.

Keywords: No effect concentration; Monte Carlo simulation; Toxicity; Survival; Individual tolerance distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.10.008

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