Guidelines for developing and using quantitative structure-activity relationships

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1653-1665

  Walker, John D ^a   Jaworska, Joanna ^b   Comber, Mike H I ^c   Schultz, T Wayne ^d   Dearden, John C ^e  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Proctor and Gamble Eurocor   (Belgium)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Quantitative structure activity relationships

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TOXICITY;

REGULATORY TESTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 0142089686     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/01-627     Document Type: Review

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