U.S. Epa regulatory perspectives on the use of qsar for new and existing chemical evaluations

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 179-201

  Zeeman, M ^a   Auer, C M ^a   Clements, R G ^a   Nabholz, J V ^a   Boethling, R S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

existing chemicals; new chemicals; OECD SIDS HPV; persistent bioaccumulators; SAR QSAR; TSCA inventory

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANIMAL; FISH; GOVERNMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LEGAL ASPECT; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0029445451     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: 1029046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10629369508234003     Document Type: Article

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