Main Title |
Methoxychlor and DDT Degradation in Water: Rates and Products. |
Author |
Wolfe, N. Lee ;
Zepp, Richard G. ;
Paris, Doris F. ;
Baughman, George L. ;
Hollis., Reginald C. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab., Athens, Ga. |
Year Published |
1977 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-77/059; |
Stock Number |
PB-276 197 |
Additional Subjects |
Insecticides ;
DDT ;
Water pollution ;
Water analysis ;
Degradation ;
Water ;
Chlorine organic compounds ;
Hydrolysis ;
Chemical analysis ;
Reprints ;
Methoxychlor ;
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane ;
Ethane/trichloro-bis(methoxyphenyl) ;
Water pollution detection
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NTIS |
PB-276 197 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
6p |
Abstract |
Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane) and DDT (2,2-bis(chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane) undergo different hydrolytic degradation pathways in water at pH's common to the aquatic environment. For methoxychlor at common aquatic pH's, the reaction is pH independent, and at 27 degrees the half-life is about 1 year. On the other hand, for DDT the reaction is pH dependent, and at 27 degrees and pH 7 the half-life is about 8 years. The major products of methoxychlor hydrolysis at pH 7 are anisoin, anisil, and DMDE (2,2-bis(methoxyphenyl)-1,1-dichloroethylene); the major product of DDT is DDE (2,2-bis-(chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethylene). Hydrolytic degradation half-lives of metabolites and reported breakdown products are estimated and compared with the parent compounds. The contribution of hydrolysis is dependent on the amount of methoxychlor and DDT in aqueous solution. Calculations with partition coefficients indicate that even though high concentrations of these two compounds are present in the sediment and biota, a large fraction can be in solution. |
Supplementary Notes |
Presented at the Div. of Pesticide Chemistry, ACS, (172nd Meeting), San Francisco, Calif. 29 Aug-3 Sep 76. |
Availability Notes |
Pub. in Environmental Science and Technology, v11 n12 p1077-1081 1977. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Methoxychlor and DDT Degradation in Water: Rates and Products. |
PUB Date Free Form |
26 May 77 |
Category Codes |
7D; 68E; 68D; 99A |
NTIS Prices |
Not available NTIS |
Primary Description |
600/01 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
323730646 |
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NTIS |
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CAT |