| Main Title |
Transformation Products of Synthetic Chemicals in the Environment [electronic resource] / |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Boxall, Alistair B. A.
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| Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, |
| Year Published |
2009 |
| Call Number |
GE1-350 |
| ISBN |
9783540882732 |
| Subjects |
Environmental sciences ;
Analytical biochemistry ;
Geochemistry ;
Environmental chemistry
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
XIV, 249 p. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
Formation, Detection and Occurrence of Transformation Products -- Mechanisms of Degradation of Synthetic Chemicals -- Predicting the Persistence of Organic Compounds -- Analyzing transformation products of synthetic chemicals -- Occurrence of Transformation Products in the Environment -- Exposure of Transformation Products -- Fate of Transformation Products of Synthetic Chemicals -- Modelling Environmental Exposure to Transformation Products of Organic Chemicals -- Treatment of Transformation Products -- Effects of Transformation Products -- Ecotoxicity of Transformation Products -- Predicting the Ecotoxicological Effects of Transformation Products. Following release to the environment, synthetic chemicals may be degraded by biotic and abiotic processes. The degradation of the chemical can follow a plethora of pathways and a range of other substances can be formed via thesedifferentpathways(e.g.[1]).Anumberoftermshavebeenusedforthese substances including metabolites, degradates and transformation products - in this book we use the term transformation products. While we often know a lot about the environmental properties and effects of the parent synthetic chemical, we know much less about the transformationproducts. Transformationproductscanbehave very differently fromtheparent c- pound (e.g. [2]). For example, selected transformation products are much more persistent than their associated parent compound in soils, waters and sediments andsomemaybetransported aroundthelocal,regionalandglobal environmentstoadifferentextentthantheparentcompound.Transformation products can also have very different toxicities than the parent compound (e.g. [3]) and in some cases transformation products can be orders of mag- tude more toxic than their parent compound; although this situation is rare. The environmental risks of transformation products can therefore be very different than the risks of the parent compound. Thepotentialenvironmentalimpactsoftransformationproductsarerec- nised by many regulatory assessment schemes. For example, in the EU, pes- cideproducersarenotonlyrequiredtoassessthefateandeffectsoftheparent pesticide but are also required to assess the potential adverse effects of major metabolitesandminor metabolitesthat aredeemed tobeofconcern[4]. S- ilar requirements also exist for new human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and biocides (e.g. [5]). However, for many older substances and many other substance classes (e.g. industrial chemicals), data on the environmental risks of transformationproductscan be limited or non-existent. |
| Place Published |
Berlin, Heidelberg |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 2P |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2009 |
| Series Title Untraced |
The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 2P |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20140914024055 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
04219nam a22004815i 45 |
