title: QSARs in Netherlands water quality management policies.
abstract: QSARs are a useful tool for predicting the potential toxic effects of compounds for which no data are available. Within strictly defined limits, QSARs can be applied to assess the potential impact of a spill, to evaluate ecotoxicological effects and environmental fate of organics in waste water and to set priorities for water quality criteria. For a wider application, there is a need for 'worst case' SARs providing a 'safer' estimate of toxicity than QSARs with an optimum fit, which might underestimate toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment, Lelystad, Netherlands.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van der Gaag
mesh_terms: D004463:Ecology; D009426:Netherlands; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical