Abstract

VEGAHUB (www.vegahub.eu) is a repository of freely available, downloadable tools based on computational toxicology methodologies. The main software tool available in VEGAHUB is VEGA QSAR software encoding more than 90 quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models for tens of endpoints for human toxicology, ecotoxicology, environmental, physico-chemical and toxicokinetic properties. However, beyond VEGA QSAR, VEGAHUB offers several other tools. Here, we present these resources, the possibilities to fully exploit them and the ways in which to integrate results provided by different VEGAHUB tools. Read-across and weight-of-evidence represent a major advantage of VEGAHUB. Integration between hazard and exposure is provided within innovative tools, which are specific for well-defined scenarios, such as those for cosmetic products. Prioritisation can be achieved by integrating results from 48 models. Finally, we highlight how some tools may not only fit predefined endpoints but also could be applied to general problems and research applications in the QSAR field. A couple of examples are provided, in which a critical assessment of the predictions and the documentation associated with the prediction are considered, in order to properly assess the quality of the results. These results may be associated with different levels of uncertainty or even be conflicting.

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