Aquatic information and retrieval (AQUIRE) database system

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5674832

Hunter, R; Niemi, G; Pilli, A; Veith, G

The AQUIRE database system is one of the foremost international resources for finding aquatic toxicity information. Information in the system is organized around the concept of an 'aquatic toxicity test.' A toxicity test record contains information about the chemical, species, endpoint, endpoint concentrations, and test conditions under which the toxicity test was conducted. For the past 10 years aquatic literature has been reviewed and entered into the system. Currently, the AQUIRE database system contains data on more than 2,400 species, 160 endpoints, 5,000 chemicals, 6,000 references, and 104,000 toxicity tests.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, MN (USA). Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5674832
• Report Number(s): PB-91-182923/XAB; EPA-600/D-91/079
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Pub. in International Society for Environmental Protection (ISEP), p42-48. Proceedings of the Computer Workshop on Environmental Systems, Vienna, October 25-26, 1990. Prepared in cooperation with Computer Sciences Corp., Duluth, MN., and Minnesota Univ.-Duluth. Natural Resources Research Inst
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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