Predicting acute toxicity of pesticides towards

Summary: Pesticides that wash into our rivers and lakes can be very dangerous to fish and other water life. To help keep these environments safe, scientists created a clever computer model. By looking at 15 tiny, specific chemical details (called quantum descriptors) of these pesticides, the computer can accurately predict how toxic they will be. This helps us figure out which chemicals are harmful to aquatic life without having to test them on living animals!