trout: The effect of potassium cyanate on trout eggs
Description
The survival of trout eggs exposed to potassium cyanate
Usage
data(trout)
Arguments
Format
A data frame with 48 observations on the following 4 variables.
Conc
the concentration of potassium cyanate in mg/litre;
a numeric variable
When
when the toxicant is applied;
a factor with levels Now or Later
(after the eggs have water-hardened)
Number
the number of eggs used;
a numeric variable
Dead
the number of eggs dead;
a numeric variable
Details
The data show the number of trout eggs that are dead at Day 19
after exposure to potassium cyanate (kscn).
Half the eggs in each vial were first allowed to water-harden before the toxicant was applied;
the other were exposed immediately.