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Pesticide Registration

(Quantitative) Structure Activity Relationship [(Q)SAR] Guidance Document

The subject of this guidance document, (Quantitative) Structure Activity Relationships [(Q)SAR], is an important set of predictive tools that can be considered when applying IATA to pesticide assessments. (Q)SAR represents a variety of techniques for predicting activities and properties of untested chemicals based on their structural similarity to chemicals with known activities and properties.

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(Quantitative) Structure Activity Relationship [(Q)SAR] Guidance Document (PDF)(186 pp, 2 MB)