Syllabus:
QSARs - a Tool in Risk Assessment of Chemicals, 15 credits
The course is discontinued from 2021-08-10
Swedish name:
QSAR - ett verktyg vid riskbedömning av kemikalier
This syllabus is valid:
2007-07-02
valid to
2007-07-15
(newer version of the syllabus exists)
Syllabus for courses starting before 2007-07-15
Course code:
5KE071
Credit points:
15
Education level:
Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Chemistry: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Grading scale:
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department:
Department of Chemistry
Contents
Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models are developed with the aim to predict toxicity and other properties of untested chemicals. These models are of great use in e.g. risk assessment procedures to fill data gaps and to rank chemicals. This course focuses on current use of QSARs in chemical risk assessment, and methods to establish and validate QSAR models. The course covers calculation of physicochemical descriptors, statistical design, and multivariate data analysis.
Required Knowledge
Passed courses in chemistry of 45 credits or the equivalent
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web. Please contact the faculty.