Application of Interspecies Correlation Estimation (ICE) Models and QSAR in Estimating Species Sensitivity to Pesticides

Overview

Journal SAR QSAR Environ Res

Specialty Environmental Health

Date 2019 Nov 15

PMID 31724447

Citations 6

Authors

S Raimondo

M G Barron

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Abstract

Ecological risk assessment is challenged by the need to assess hazard to the diverse communities of organisms inhabiting aquatic and terrestrial systems. Computational approaches, such as Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR) and Interspecies Correlation Estimation (ICE) models, are useful tools that provide estimates of acute toxicity where data are lacking or limited for ecological risk assessments (ERA). This review describes the technical basis of ICE models for use in pesticide ERA that may be used in conjunction with QSAR model estimates or surrogate species toxicity data and demonstrates the potential for improving hazard assessment. Validation and uncertainty analysis of ICE model predictions are summarized and used as guidance for selecting ICE models and evaluating toxicity predictions. A user-friendly web-based ICE modelling platform (Web-ICE) is described and demonstrated through case studies. Case studies include the development of Species Sensitivity Distributions generated from QSAR and ICE estimates, comparative sensitivity for a pesticide and its degradate, and application of ICE-estimated toxicity values for listed species assessments.

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