Application of quantitative structure-activity relationships for assessing the aquatic toxicity of phthalate esters

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-78

  Parkerton, Thomas F ^a   Konkel, Wolfgang J ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic toxicity; Phthalate esters; PNECs; QSARs

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID ESTER;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033979389     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1999.1841     Document Type: Article

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