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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Predicting Environmental Fate and Effects I. Predicting Environmental Fate and Effects I. Predicting Environmental Transport. Linear free energy relations: Δ G = Δ H – T Δ S. A Review on Equilibrium Partitioning. Equilibrium Partitioning.
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Environmental Toxicologyand Chemistry Predicting Environmental Fate and Effects I
Predicting Environmental Transport • Linear free energy relations: • ΔG = ΔH – T ΔS
Equilibrium Partitioning • C1/C2 = K12
Air-Water Partitioning • Kair-water = H = C air Cwater • H’ = P air Cwater
Lipid-Water Partitioning • KFW = ƒlipid Kow • A plot of KFW versus Kow yields a slope of 0.048 ~ 5% lipid content in fish. • Based on the premise that the system has reached equilibrium.
Particle-Water Partitioning • Kp = Cs Cw • Kp = ƒoc Koc • Kp = ƒoc Koc = ƒoc0.41Kow • Kp = Cs= ƒoc 0.41Kow Cw • Cw = Cs ƒoc 0.41 Kow
Reversible Reactions • Ionization • HA + H2O = H3O+ + A- • Ka = [H3O+] [A-] [HA]
Precipitation and Dissolution • CuS(s) + H+ = Cu2+ + HS- • Ksp = [Cu2+] [HS-] [H+]
Complexation and Chemical Speciation • Chemicals undergo ionic or covalent interactions that lead to the formation of different chemical species = speciation. • Formation of a series of metal-ligand complexes. • Cu2+ complexed to chelating agents will result in a reduction of its toxicity.
References • 1-Crosby, D.G. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2000. Oxford University Press, New York. • 2- Shea, D. Transport and Fate of Toxicants in the Environment. In: Hodgson and Levi (Eds), A Textbook of Modern Toxicology, Second Edition, Appleton and Lange, 1997.