Assessing model uncertainty of bioaccumulation models by combining chemical space visualization with a process-based diagnostic approach

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 8429-8436

  Undeman, Emma ^a   McLachlan, Michael S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSING MODEL; BIOACCUMULATION MODELS; CHEMICAL PARTITIONING; CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; CHEMICAL SPACE; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; DAILY INTAKE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH; END POINTS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN INTAKE; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; REGULATORY MODEL; RESEARCH AREAS; RESEARCH MODELS; ROOT CROPS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

ALGORITHM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTITIONING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL SPACE VISUALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FISH; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PREY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; UNCERTAINTY; XYLEM;

EID: 80053424721     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2020346     Document Type: Article

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