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Computer program for the toxicity and permissible discharge determination of industrial effluents

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A computer program written in BASIC II is described which allows the toxicity determination of industrial effluents to be calculated. Parameters of interest incorporated are LC50, 95 % confidence intervals, intercept, logit slope, and correlation coefficient. Calculation of in-stream waste concentration to determine whether the particular effluent needs to be pretreated or not is also included in the program based on the Biomonitoring protocol prepared by NPDES (USEPA, 1979). This program can be run on a microcomputer for routine studies.

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  1. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, 440 020, Nagpur, India

    N. Jothi Kumar (Research Associate) & K. P. Krishnamoorthi

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Kumar, N.J., Krishnamoorthi, K.P. Computer program for the toxicity and permissible discharge determination of industrial effluents. Water Air Soil Pollut 26, 225–231 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00294133

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