SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1981
STP34170S
Approach to the Analysis of Toxicant Interactions in the Aquatic Environment
SourceMost methods currently used to evaluate the joint action (the effects of toxicants applied in combination) of two toxicants rely on toxicity estimates of the individual components and one mixture. For both theoretical and practical reasons, such approaches are unsatisfactory oversimplifications that are insensitive when applied to experimental data. Although isoboles can be used to illustrate interactive patterns for several mixtures, direct statistical analyses of isoboles are awkward because the variances are not restricted to a single axis. An alternative approach is proposed based on a comparison of the assumption of simple similar action with two models of interactive joint action.
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Durkin, PR
Life and Materials Sciences Division, Syracuse Research Corp., Syracuse, N.Y.
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Developed by Committee: D19
Pages: 388–401
DOI: 10.1520/STP34170S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4803-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0799-1