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UTAB USER'S MANUAL
Citation:
Nellessen, J. AND J. Fletcher. UTAB USER'S MANUAL. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/8-91/047.
Description:
The UTAB database is a computerized information resource that permits the rapid retrieval and comparison of data pertaining to the uptake, accumulation, translocation, adhesion, and biotransformation of both organic chemicals and heavy metals by vascular plants. TAB can be used to estimate the accumulation of appLied chemicals and their biotransformed products in vegetation. ata pertaining to a specific chemical, species, or process (uptake, translocation, etc.) can be obtained from the database. TAB serves as a rapid means of accessing numerical data without reading the published papers from which the database was derived. his manual provides instructions for use of the microcomputer database UTAB. he UTAB database is designed for use with "dBASE IV", commercial software available from the Ashton-Tate Corporation, Torrance, CA. his manual describes the contents of UTAB, dBASE IV commands required for use of UTAB, and the search procedures in sufficient detail to allow users of the manual to conduct database searches without additional references.