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Decision tool for (Q)SAR use under REACH »
(Quantitative) Structural Activity Relationships ((Q)SARs) are methods used to predict various properties of a substance from its chemical structure. There are many (Q)SARs available. Some are free-to-use whilst others are proprietary. Under many regulatory regimes, including REACH, (Q)SARs may be used to fulfil some data requirements reducing unnecessary testing.
We’ve developed a spreadsheet tool to guide users through the process of identifying if (Q)SAR are relevant in a given situation. We’ve also summarised which (Q)SAR are available for various classes of chemicals and endpoints and provided links to these where possible.
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Chemicals considered to be of concern by Governments and NGOs »
A large number of chemical priority lists or lists of chemicals of concern have appeared over the last 40 years. These have been derived by a wide range of organisations, for a variety of purposes, using differing methodologies.
We have selected 12 lists covering a range of types and organisations and broadly related to Europe and the USA. The combined list has been compiled from the data contained in the governmental and NGO lists below, and is presented as a pdf document.
We hope that this list is useful to organisations who want to be aware of potential issues associated with the substances that they use (although we must stress the word “potential”, as the evidence for adverse effects is sparse for some of the identified substances).
