The use of computer based structure - Activity relationships in the risk assessment of industrial chemicals

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 672-677

  Karcher, Walter ^a   Karabunarliev, Stoyan ^a,b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b BURGAS FREE UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DANGEROUS GOODS; EUROPEAN UNION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FISH; LEGAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FISHES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0030191325     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci9501305     Document Type: Article

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