Estimation of environmental partitioning of organic chemicals in model ecosystems

  • P. J. McCall
  • D. A. Laskowski
  • R. L. Swann
  • H. J. Dishburger
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Part of the Residue Reviews book series (RECT, volume 85)

Abstract

Increasing awareness of chemicals in the environment, their disposition, and their ultimate fate has created the need to find reliable mechanisms to assess the environmental behavior and effects of new chemicals. Whether or not a chemical will pose a hazard to the environment will depend on the concentration levels it will reach in various compartments of the environment and whether or not those concentrations are toxic to biological species present. It is, therefore, important to determine expected environmental distribution patterns of chemicals in order to identify which compartment(s) will be of primary environmental concern.

Keywords

Soil Organic Carbon Partition Coefficient Water Solubility Model Ecosystem Bioconcentration Factor 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • P. J. McCall
    • 1
  • D. A. Laskowski
    • 1
  • R. L. Swann
    • 1
  • H. J. Dishburger
    • 1
  1. 1.Agricultural Products Dept.The Dow Chemical CompanyMidlandUSA

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