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RECORD NUMBER: 2 OF 8| Main Title | Elaboration of Sediment Normalization Theory for Nonpolar Organic Contaminants. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Kadeg, R. D. ; Pavlou, S. P. ; Duxbury, A. S. ; | |||||||||||
| CORP Author | Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA. Environmental Chemistry Section. ;Envirosphere Co., Bellevue, WA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Criteria and Standards Div. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Jan 86 | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1986 | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB95-142899 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Sediments ; Organic compounds ; Equilibrium methods ; Water pollution abatement ; Investigations ; Estimates ; Concentration(Composition) ; Regression analysis ; Temperature ; Salinity ; Graphs(Charts) ; Particle size ; Carbonation ; Water quality criteria ; Hydrophobic organic contaminants ; Partitioning | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 108p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | This study investigates aspects of the equilibrium partitioning methodology related to specific nonpolar, hydrophobic organic contaminants. Included for this class of compounds are: (1) an update of pertinent partitioning literature, (2) a refinement and analysis of empirical KOC/KOW regression equations, (3) an evaluation of environmental variables influencing partitioning and (4) estimated permissible sediment contamination concentrations (PCCs) based on results from refined equations. Results from the investigation indicate that (1) percent organic content of the sediment is a significant normalization parameter, (2) other parameters, including salinity, temperature, dissolved organic carbon, sediment particle size and suspended particulate matter influence partitioning to a varying degree. |