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The environmental fate of synthetic organic chemicals

  • Theodore Mill EMAIL logo , Jay M. Patel and Caroline Tebes-Stevens
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Abstract

This article focuses on the routes of transport and abiotic processes involved in the environmental transformation of synthetic organic chemicals and how molecular structure controls the products and lifetimes of several important classes of organic chemicals. The chapter also discusses the current methods to reliably determine the rates and products of degradation of new chemicals based on combinations of chemical structure and environmental processes as well as use of laboratory and field measurements. Methods are also discussed for use of structure activity relations for this purpose.

Acknowledgements

Stanford Research Institute colleagues of one author who made material contributions to this chapter are Letty Elgincolin, Lee Gerrans, and Jean Graham. The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Any mention of trade names or products does not imply an endorsement by the U.S. Government or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This research was supported in part by an appointment to the Internship/Research Participation Program at the National Exposure Research Laboratory administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through Interagency Agreement No. DW-922983301-01 between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. EPA.

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