Use of QSAR models in predicting joint effects in multi-component mixtures of organic chemicals

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2391-2399

  Xu, S ^a   Nirmalakhandan, N ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Joint effects; Microbial toxicity; Mixture toxicity; Polytox; QSAR models; Simple addition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TOXICITY;

MICROBIAL TOXICITY; POLYTOX; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP MODELS;

WATER QUALITY;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032146674     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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