Prediction of chemical toxicity to aquatic organisms: ECOSAR vs. Microtox® assay

Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-216

  Cash, G G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic toxicity; ECOSAR; Microtox; QSAR

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031685421     PISSN: 10534725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2256(1998)13:3<211::AID-TOX2>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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