A bioanalytical equivalent (BEQ) is a unit of measure in the field of
bioassays
An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, mining, pharmacology, environmental biology and molecular biology for qualitatively assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence, amount, or functional activity of a ...
. It is used for example in the bioassay
CALUX Chemical Activated LUciferase gene eXpression (CALUX) is a ligand-dependent nuclear receptor-based bioassay used in the detection of specific chemicals or classes of chemicals in samples. It consists of a modified Immortalised cell line, cell line t ...
for testing
dioxins and dioxin-like compounds.
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Environmental science
Equivalent units