QSPR prediction of physico-chemical properties for REACH

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 279-318

  Dearden, J C ^a   Rotureau, P ^b   Fayet, G ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

European Chemicals Agency submissions; physico chemical properties; prediction; QSPR; REACH; software

Indexed keywords

AIR; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DISSOCIATION; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL AGENCY SUBMISSION; EUROPEAN CHEMICALS AGENCY; EUROPEAN UNION; FREEZING POINT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROPERTY VALUE; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; REACH; RELATIVE DENSITY; SOFTWARE;

FORECASTING;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; EUROPEAN UNION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; EUROPEAN UNION; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84891550691     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: 1029046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1062936X.2013.773372     Document Type: Article

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