A Cheminformatics Workflow for Higher-throughput Modeling of Chemical Exposures from Biosolids.

Authors

Paul M Kruse, Caroline L Ring

Published in

Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology. Jun 09, 2025. Epub Jun 09, 2025.

Abstract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Biosolids Screening Tool can predict potential human and ecological exposures to chemical contaminants in treated sewage sludge biosolids, but large quantities of chemical-specific physico-chemical data are required to parameterize the model. Here, an R workflow is presented that leverages publicly available databases of chemical information, particularly the U.S. EPA's CompTox Chemicals Dashboard, to prepare data for model simulations using the Biosolids Screening Tool. The workflow is publicly available at https://github.com/USEPA/CompTox-ExpoCast-autoBST. The automated Biosolids Screening Tool workflow (autoBST) reduces the time to gather data necessary to screen hundreds of chemicals from days to just a few minutes. autoBST is a practical example of the utility of leveraging the US EPA CompTox Chemicals Dashboard. autoBST provides transparent and reproducible data retrieval and input into existing models, allowing assessors to defensibly prioritize chemicals in biosolids that may pose a risk to human health or the environment.

PMID:
40489655
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 10 Jun 2025.

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