1st Edition

Environmental Exposure From Chemicals Volume I

By W. Brock Neely Copyright 1985
254 Pages
by CRC Press

254 Pages
by CRC Press

This two-volume series will describe the mechanisms that are operating on chemicals as thy move in the environment. Knowledge of these mechanisms is a vital component in performing a risk assessment. Volume I will deal with the physical and chemical properties of a material and how these influence the degradation and dissipating reactions. Volume 2 will address the transport of the chemical as it... Read more
1. Introduction to Environmental Exposure from Chemicals 2. Estimation of Physical Properties 3. Sorption Phenomena 4. Air/Soil Exchange Coefficients 5. Air/Water Exchange Coefficients 6. Biodegradation 7. Hydrolysis 8. Photodegradation in Water 9. Equilibrium Models

Biography

Neely, W. Brock