Use of QSARs to promote more cost-effective use of chemical monitoring resources. 1. Screening industrial chemicals and pesticides, direct food additives, indirect food additives and pharmaceuticals for biodegradation, bioconcentration and aquatic toxicity potential

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-39

  Walker, John D ^a   Knaebel, David ^b   Mayo, Kelly ^b   Tunkel, Jay ^b   Gray, D Anthony ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical testing; Monitoring; QSARs; Saving resources

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; TOXICITY; WATER;

AQUATIC TOXICITY POTENTIAL; BIOCONCENTRATION; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; WATER ORGANISMS;

WATER QUALITY;

BIOAVAILABILITY; MONITORING SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 1642464990     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2004.006     Document Type: Article

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