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A basic microcomputer program for calculating LD50 values

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A BASIC microcomputer program is described which calculates the median lethal dosage (LD50), the probit transformation, 95% confidence limits and a chi-square test for goodness of fit quantal response data. The program could also be modified for use on other microcomputers, making it an extremely useful program in environmental toxicology research.

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  1. Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    J. T. Trevors & C. W. Lusty

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Trevors, J.T., Lusty, C.W. A basic microcomputer program for calculating LD50 values. Water Air Soil Pollut 24, 431–442 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00282493

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