SOMMER@C.CS.CMU.EDU (Holger Sommer) (07/20/87)
I am involved in an EPA/NIOSH sponsered project with the title :
"Engineering and Toxic Characterisation Studies and Development of Unit
Operations Predictive Models for New Chemicals"
This project intends to develop an intelligent database and predictive
models to help EPA in the evaluation of premanufacture notices.
The research is directed and conducted to establish data base model for
use in predicting workplace releases and exposures resulting from
manufacturing , processing , use or disposal of new chemical substances.
The main activities of this project are :
* Formulation of conceptual data base models for filtration and drying
unit operation
* Assessment and characterization of worker exposure in manufacturing
plants and pilot plants
* Incorporation of sampling data and other relevant information into
the data base framework
* Development and validation of computerized predictive models for
assessment of workplace releases and exposures.
What we try to accomplish in this project is to automate the evaluation
process for premanufacture notices and provide a systematic data base to
assist in this evaluation.
My questions to the AI-list audience are :
1) Are there projects underway with similar content ( not particular
related to chemicals but other domains ) ?
2) We need information about existing data base programs which
interface with predictive models. We are looking for a flexible
programming tool to accomplish the above described assignments.
Thank you for any information I will receive through this network.
Please send responses to : H.T. Sommer .... Sommer@c.cs.cmu.edu