Screening of persistent organic pollutants by QSPR classification models: A comparative study

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-65

  Papa, Ester ^a   Gramatica, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classification; Half life; Persistence; POP; Quantitative structure property relationships (QSPRs)

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RANDOM VARIABLES; SEDIMENTATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER ANALYSIS;

A-PRIORI; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION MODELS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERSISTENCE; EXTERNAL VALIDATION; HALF-LIFE; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; IN-LINE; MOLECULAR DESCRIPTORS; PERSISTENCE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POP; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLES; PRIORITIZATION; QSPR MODELS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS (QSPRS); SOIL AND SEDIMENT; STRUCTURAL DOMAINS; SUPPORT TOOLS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

AIR; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HALF LIFE TIME; POLLUTANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATION; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SEDIMENT; SOIL; TECHNIQUE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HALF-LIFE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 49649089519     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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