Use of a (Quantitative) structure-activity relationship [(Q)Sar] model to predict the toxicity of naphthenic acids

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-329

  Frank, Richard A ^a   Sanderson, Hans ^b   Kavanagh, Richard ^c   Burnison, B Kent ^d   Headley, John V ^d   Solomon, Keith R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHENIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACCURACY; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAPHNIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXTRACTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SEDIMENT; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DAPHNIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SOFTWARE; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

DAPHNIA MAGNA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 75649141553     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390903421235     Document Type: Article

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