This document is part of the OECD Environment, Health and Safety Publications Series on Testing and Assessment. It provides guidance on using the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox to develop chemical categories according to the OECD guidance on grouping of chemicals.
The document is part of the OECD Series on Testing and Assessment (No. 102) and provides guidance for using the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox to develop chemical categories in line with OECD grouping guidance. It was prepared under the inter‑organization programme for sound management of chemicals and reflects contributions from UNEP, ILO, FAO, WHO, UNIDO, UNITAR and OECD.
The guidance includes references to numerous related OECD publications (numbers 1‑102) and a comprehensive reference list of scientific papers and reports supporting the methodology. It serves as a technical resource for regulators, risk assessors and researchers working with quantitative structure‑activity relationship tools.
The guidance is identified as Number 102 in the OECD Series on Testing and Assessment.
It was published in Paris in 2009.