Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Yuhei Inamori and Ryuhei Inamori
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Standardization of the Microcosm N-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Kazuhito Murakami, Yuhei Inamori, and Kaiqin Xu
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Maintenance of the Microcosm N-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ken-ichi Shibata, Kunihiko Kakazu, Kakeru Ruike,
Kazuhito Murakami, and Rie Suzuki
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Preparation of the Microcosm N-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ken-ichi Shibata, Kunihiko Kakazu, Kakeru Ruike,
and Kazuhito Murakami
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Procedure for Using the Microcosm N-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ken-ichi Shibata, Kunihiko Kakazu, Kakeru Ruike,
and Kazuhito Murakami
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Estimation Using the Microcosm N-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Kunihiko Kakazu, Kakeru Ruike, Ken-ichi Shibata,
and Kazuhito Murakami
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Example Assessments of the Microcosm N-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Kazuhito Murakami, Kunihiko Kakazu, Kakeru Ruike,
and Ken-ichi Shibata
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Coefficient of Assessment for the Microcosm System . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Kunihiko Kakazu, Kakeru Ruike, and Kazuhito Murakami
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Application to the Whole Effluent Toxicity Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Yuhei Inamori, Ryuhei Inamori, Kazuhito Murakami,
and Yuzuru Kimochi
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