Predicting the Environmental Partitioning of Organic Contaminants and their Transfer to Biota

摘要: This chapter examines the partitioning behaviour of chemicals in aquatic ecosystems. We first outline this qualitative terms by identifying phases or compartments interest, and extent to which organic can establish concentration differences between these compartments. Reasons are suggested for behaviour. In many respects phenomena be explained simple physical chemical principles, thus we digress examine principles especially role fundamental properties determining characteristics. There is a compelling incentive because large number encountered systems renders assessment virtually impossible. It preferable seek out underlying determinants develop structure-property-partitioning relationships enabling one inferred from that another. transpires there two methods characterizing behaviour; conventional partition coefficient approach, more recent novel fugacity approach. Ultimately, approaches give identical results. Both illustrated chapter.