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MOSAIC: a web-interface for statistical analyses in ecotoxicology

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In ecotoxicology, bioassays are standardly conducted in order to measure acute or chronic effects of potentially toxic substances on reproduction, growth, and/or survival of living animals. MOSAIC, standing for MOdeling and StAtistical tools for ecotoxICology, is a user-friendly web interface dedicated to the mathematical and statistical modelling of such standard bioassay data. Its simple use makes MOSAIC a turnkey decision-making tool for ecotoxicologists and regulators. Without wasting time on extensive mathematical and statistical technicalities, users are provided with advanced and innovative methods for a valuable quantitative environmental risk assessment. MOSAIC is available at http://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/software/mosaic/.

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The authors thank the French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments (ONEMA, now denominate French Agency for Biodiversity) for its financial support in the development of the MOSAIC web-interface.

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  1. Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, 69100, Villeurbanne, France

    Sandrine Charles, Philippe Veber & Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

  2. Université de Lyon, VetAgro Sup Campus Vetérinaire de Lyon, 69280, Marcy l’Étoiles, France

    Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

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Charles, S., Veber, P. & Delignette-Muller, M.L. MOSAIC: a web-interface for statistical analyses in ecotoxicology. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 11295–11302 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9809-4

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