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Main Title Assessment of the precision and accuracy of SAM and MFC microcosms exposed to toxicants /
Author Stay, F. S. ; Flum, T. E. ; Shannon, L. J. ; Yount, J. D.
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Flum, T. E.
Shannon, L. J.
Yount, J. D.
CORP Author Environmental Research Lab., Duluth, MN. ;Minnesota Univ.-Duluth.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Research Laboratory,
Year Published 1989
Report Number EPA/600/D-89/178; ERL-DUL-2210
Stock Number PB90-116112
Additional Subjects Water pollution ; Toxicology ; Graphs(Charts) ; Exposure ; Coefficient of variation ; Precision ; Fluorenes ; Reprints ; Microcosms ; Aquatic ecosystems ; Atrazine ; Dose-response relationships ; Dursban
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Collation 18 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Abstract The results of 30 mixed flask culture(MFC) and four standardized aquatic microcosm (SAM) microcosm experiments were used to describe the precision and accuracy of these two protocols. Coefficients of variation (CV) for chemical measurements (DO, pH) were generally less than 7% for ecosystem processes(primary productivity, respiration) less than 20%, and for structure (organism density) between 20 and 200%. Microcosm age had no effect on the CV; however, treatments causing a high magnitude of response resulted in significantly higher CV values. Coefficients of variation, statistical power, and minimum detectable differences for several treatment-replicate combinations are presented to aid in designing future MFC experiments. Accuracy was evaluated for the SAM and MFC microcosms by comparison to results reported for field studies of fluorene, atrazine, and chlorpyrifos. Comparisons were based primarily on the lowest effect level of short-term direct effects and the relative hazard ranking of these chemicals. The results of comparisons suggest that these microecosystems have properties common to natural systems, and their responses are more than an artifact of the microcosm. (Copyright (c) American Society of Testing and Materials 1989.)
Notes "EPA/600/D-89/178." Includes bibliographical references. "Published in: Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate: Eleventh Volume, ASTM STP 1007, G.W. Suter II and M.A. Lewis, Eds. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, 1989, pp. 189-203." Microfiche.
Place Published {Duluth, MN} :
Supplementary Notes Pub. in Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment, v12 p189-203 1989. Prepared in cooperation with Minnesota Univ.-Duluth.
Corporate Au Added Ent United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development. ; Environmental Research Laboratory.
PUB Date Free Form {1989}
NTIS Prices PC A03/MF A01
BIB Level m
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20001010161535
Language eng
Origin NTIS
Type MERGE
OCLC Rec Leader 01447nam 2200313Ka 45020