QSARs in Netherlands water quality management policies.
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.
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Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment, Lelystad, Netherlands.
D004463:Ecology; D009426:Netherlands; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical