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The drive to ban the NOEC/LOEC in favor of ECx is misguided and misinformed

  1. John W Green1,*,
  2. Timothy A Springer2,
  3. Jane P Staveley3

Article first published online: 27 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1367

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Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volume 9, Issue 1, pages 12–16, January 2013

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Green, J. W., Springer, T. A. and Staveley, J. P. (2013), The drive to ban the NOEC/LOEC in favor of ECx is misguided and misinformed. Integr Environ Assess Manag, 9: 12–16. doi: 10.1002/ieam.1367

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  1. 1

    DuPont Applied Statistics Group, PO Box 60, 1090 Elkton Road, DuPont Stine-Haskell Research Center, S315/1369, Newark, Delaware, USA

  2. 2

    Wildlife International, Easton, Maryland, USA

  3. 3

    Exponent, Cary, North Carolina, USA

*DuPont Applied Statistics Group, PO Box 60, 1090 Elkton Road, DuPont Stine-Haskell Research Center, S315/1369, Newark, Delaware, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 27 DEC 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 18 SEP 2012 09:36AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 7 SEP 2012
  5. Manuscript Revised: 21 MAY 2012
  6. Manuscript Received: 12 APR 2012

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