Main Title |
Environmental pathways of selected chemicals in freshwater systems / |
Author |
Smith, John H. ;
Mabey, W. R. ;
Bohonos, N. ;
Holt, B. R. ;
Lee., S. S. ;
Smith, J. H.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development.; Environmental Research Laboratory (Athens, Ga.); SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif.; Environmental Research Lab., Athens, Ga. |
Publisher |
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Research Laboratory ; For sale by the National Technical Information Service, |
Year Published |
1977 |
Report Number |
EPA-600/7-78-074; EPA/600/7-77/113; EPA-68-03-2227; PB274548 |
Stock Number |
PB-274 548 |
OCLC Number |
04848175 |
Subjects |
Fresh water--Analysis ;
Water--Pollution--Mathematical models ;
Hydrolysis ;
Photochemistry
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Additional Subjects |
Fresh water--Analysis ;
Water--Pollution--Mathematical models ;
Hydrolysis ;
Photochemistry ;
Chemical compounds ;
Water analysis ;
Chemical analysis ;
Sediments ;
Mathematical models ;
Physical properties ;
Sorption ;
Organic compounds ;
Free radicals ;
Oxidation ;
Desorption ;
Biodeterioration ;
Volatility ;
Path of pollutants ;
Water pollution detection ;
Procedures
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHAM |
QD142.E58 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
04/29/2016 |
EKCD |
EPA-600/7-77-113 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
08/21/2018 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-7-77-113 |
pt. 1 Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 600-7-77-113 |
repository copy, Part I |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/24/2020 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-7-78-074 |
pt.2 Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-7-77-113 |
Part I |
Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
01/23/2017 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-7-78-074 |
Part II |
Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
01/23/2017 |
NTIS |
PB-274 548 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
2 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
This research was initiated to develop environmental exposure assessment procedures that can be used to predict the pathways of potentially harmful chemicals in freshwater environments. The approach is based on three premises: (1) the overall rate of disappearance of a chemical from the aquatic environment is controlled only by the dominant transformation and transport processes, (2) these processes can be studied independently in the laboratory, and (3) the laboratory data can be extrapolated to environmental conditions. Laboratory procedures have been developed for measuring the rates of volatilization, photolysis, oxidation, hydrolysis, and biotransformation as well as the sorption partition coefficients on natural sediments and on a mixture of four bacteria. Two models have been used to extrapolate the laboratory results to the environment. The one-compartment model assumes that the aquatic system is a single well-mixed reactor from which chemicals are transformed, degraded, and/or transported. It can be used to analyze acute discharges such as spills and to establish priorities for in-depth laboratory studies. The nine-compartment computer model is used to study the effect of transport and transformation processes studied in the laboratory on the distribution of a chemical in ponds, streams, and eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes. Part II of this report describes the application of these procedures to environmental assessment to the distribution and fate of eleven organic compounds. |
Notes |
Contract no. 68-03-2227. V. 1 issued October 1977 ; v. 2 issued May 1978. Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
pt. 1. Background and experimental procedures.--pt. 2. Laboratory studies. |