Statistical methods for detection and quantification of environmental contamination /
Robert D. Gibbons, David E. Coleman.
- xv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-380) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Detection and Quantification in the Laboratory -- Conceptual Foundations -- Statistical Foundations and Review -- Calibration-Based Regression Models -- Single-Concentration-Based Detection Limit Methods -- Single-Concentration-Based Quantification Limit Methods -- Calibration-Based Detection Limit Methods -- Calibration-Based Quantification Limit Methods -- Significant Digits -- Experimental Design of Detection and Quantification Limit Studies and Related Studies -- Between-Laboratory Detection and Quantification Limit Estimators -- Detection and Quantification in the Field -- Comparison of a Single Measurement to a Regulatory Standard -- Censored Data -- Testing Distributional Assumptions -- Testing for Outliers -- Detecting Trend -- Detection Monitoring -- Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring: Overview -- Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring: Comparison to a Standard -- Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring: Comparison to Background -- Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring: Case Studies -- Review of Available Computer Software -- Summary -- App.: Land's Tables -- Glossary of Measurement Terminology -- Mathematical Symbols -- Web References -- Annotated Bibliography -- Index. 1. Pt. I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Pt. II. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.