Identifying known unknowns using the US EPA’s CompTox Chemistry Dashboard

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 409, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1729-1735

  McEachran, Andrew D ^a   Sobus, Jon R ^a   Williams, Antony J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

DSSTox; High resolution mass spectrometry; Non targeted analysis; Suspect screening

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MASS SPECTROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION; DSSTOX; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR FORMULAE; NON-TARGETED; RISK DECISION MAKING;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; WORKFLOW;

EID: 85006337290     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-0139-z     Document Type: Article

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