Chemical degradation is predicted based on the chemical structure using SMILES
notation
(https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab¼&
dirEntryID¼2895).
8.8.5 US Geological Survey Group
This has been able to provide tools for improving environmental health and its
analysis. Among the tools, Natural Attenuation Software (NAS) for determining the
sites which need cleaning for ground water contamination. It is a user friendly
software, which provides timely monitoring of natural resources, considering the
type and number of contaminants, also including the different solvents like
chlorinated ethenes and petroleum hydrocarbons (https://toxics.usgs.gov/
highlights/nas_2.2.0/).
8.8.6 CRAFT
Another major software CRAFT which helps by assessing the toxicity, hazards, and
risk assessment associated at a specific area to evaluate chemical reactivity, persistence, biodegradation of chemical compounds in the environment (https://www.mnam.com/products/craft).
8.8.7 BIOMOC
This is also a two dimensional model which helps in simulation of rate of biological
transformation. This model includes calculation based on Monod kinetics,
competitive–non-competitive and Haldane inhibitions. This model can be termed
as an advanced/extended version of the US Geological survey Method of
Characteristics (MOC) flow and transport model (https://water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/
man_wrdapp?biomoc).
8.8.8 EAWAG-BBD
Another category of biological database providing information about microbial
biocatalytic reactions and biodegradation pathways is EAWAG-BBD, which
provides data under two broader categories: Reactions and pathways. Its feature
like Pathways prediction System helps in prediction of microbial catabolic reactions
using sub structure, Predict BT system is based on the University of Minnesota
Predictive Biodegradation Project which tries to predict the fate of new chemicals in
the environment and the Biochemical Periodic Table gives a colored representation
of the elements present in the periodic table with respect to their role in environment
(http://eawag-bbd.ethz.ch/).
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notation
(https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab¼&
dirEntryID¼2895).
8.8.5 US Geological Survey Group
This has been able to provide tools for improving environmental health and its
analysis. Among the tools, Natural Attenuation Software (NAS) for determining the
sites which need cleaning for ground water contamination. It is a user friendly
software, which provides timely monitoring of natural resources, considering the
type and number of contaminants, also including the different solvents like
chlorinated ethenes and petroleum hydrocarbons (https://toxics.usgs.gov/
highlights/nas_2.2.0/).
8.8.6 CRAFT
Another major software CRAFT which helps by assessing the toxicity, hazards, and
risk assessment associated at a specific area to evaluate chemical reactivity, persistence, biodegradation of chemical compounds in the environment (https://www.mnam.com/products/craft).
8.8.7 BIOMOC
This is also a two dimensional model which helps in simulation of rate of biological
transformation. This model includes calculation based on Monod kinetics,
competitive–non-competitive and Haldane inhibitions. This model can be termed
as an advanced/extended version of the US Geological survey Method of
Characteristics (MOC) flow and transport model (https://water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/
man_wrdapp?biomoc).
8.8.8 EAWAG-BBD
Another category of biological database providing information about microbial
biocatalytic reactions and biodegradation pathways is EAWAG-BBD, which
provides data under two broader categories: Reactions and pathways. Its feature
like Pathways prediction System helps in prediction of microbial catabolic reactions
using sub structure, Predict BT system is based on the University of Minnesota
Predictive Biodegradation Project which tries to predict the fate of new chemicals in
the environment and the Biochemical Periodic Table gives a colored representation
of the elements present in the periodic table with respect to their role in environment
(http://eawag-bbd.ethz.ch/).
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