Interpretation of data from nonstandard studies: The fate of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane in a sediment/water microcosm system

Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-149

  Kent, David ^a,c   Fackler, Paul ^b   Hartley, Deborah ^b   Hobson, James ^a  

^a Technology Sciences Group Inc   (United States)

^b Springborn Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c Technology Sciences Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILITY; TECHNIQUE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0029968819     PISSN: 10534725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2256(1996)11:2<145::AID-TOX10>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Ann Arbor Technical Services. 1990. Henry's Law Constant of OMCTS at 20̈C. Final report prepared for Silicones Health Council, March 30.
2. Bourquin, A. W. 1975. Microbial-malathion interaction in artificial salt-marsh ecosystems: Effect and degradation. EPA-660/3-75-035, 41 p.
3. Bourquin, A. W., M. A. Hood, and R. L. Garnas. 1977. An artificial microbial ecosystem for determining effects and fate of toxicants in a salt-marsh environment. Devel. Industr. Microbiol. 18:185-191.
4. Bourquin, A. W., R. L. Garnas, P. H. Pritchard, F. G. Wilkes, C. R. Cripe, and N. I. Rubenstein. 1979. Interdependent microcosms for the assessment of pollutants in the marine environment. Intern. J. Environ. Studies 13:131-140.
5. Fackler, P. H., E. Dionne, D. A. Hartley, and J. L. Hamelink. 1995. Bioconcentration by fish of a highly volatile silicone compound in a totally enclosed aquatic exposure system. Environ. Tox. Chem. 14:1649-1656.
6. Hamelink, J. L., P. B. Simon, and E. M. Silberhorn. 1996. Henry's Law constant, volatilization rate and aquatic half-life of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS). Sci. Technol. (under review).
7. Hobson, J. F. 1995. Existing chemical testing for environmental fate and effects under TSCA Section 4: A case study with octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1635-1638.
8. Hobson, J. F., and E. M. Silberhorn. 1995. Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS), A case study: Summary and aquatic risk assessment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1667-1673.
9. Kent, D. J., P. C. McNamara, A. E. Putt, J. F. Hobson, and E. M. Silberhorn. 1994. OMCTS in aquatic sediments: Toxicity and risk assessment. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety 29:372-389.
10. Mueller, J. A., D. M. Di Toro, and J. A. Maiello. 1995. Fate of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS) in the atmosphere and in sewage treatment plants as an estimation of aquatic exposure. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1657-1666.
11. Sousa, J. V., P. C. McNamara, A. E. Putt, M. W. Machado, D. C. Surprenant, J. L. Hamelink, D. J. Kent, E. M. Silberhorn, and J. F. Hobson. 1995. Effects of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS) on freshwater and marine organisms. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1639-1647.
12. Spain, J. C., P. H. Pritchard, and A. W. Bourquin. 1980. Effects of adaptation on biodegradation rates in sediment/ water cores from estuarine and freshwater environments. Appl. Environm. Microbiol. 40:726-734.
13. Spain, J. C. and P. A. Van Veld. 1983. Adaptation of natural microbial communities to degradation of xenobiotic compounds: Effects of concentration, exposure time, inoculum, and chemical structure. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45:428-435.
14. Spain, J. C., P. A. Van Veld, C. A. Monti, P. H. Pritchard, and C. R. Cripe. 1984. Comparison of p-Nitrophenol biodegradation in field and laboratory test systems. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 48:944-950.
15. Springborn Laboratories, Inc. 1989a. (Octamethylcyclotet-rasiloxane) - Determination of the water solubility in freshwater. Prepared for Silicones Health Council, November 6. 1989.
16. Springborn Laboratories, Inc. 1989b. (Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane) - Determination of the water solubility in synthetic seawater. Prepared for Silicones Health Council. November 6.
17. Springborn Laboratories, Inc. 1991. (Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane) - Determination of the biodegradability in a sediment/water microbial system. Prepared for Silicones Health Council. February 12.
18. Syracuse Research Corporation. 1985. Technical Support Document: Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane. Report for the Test Rules Development Branch, Existing Chemicals Assessment Division, Office of Toxic Substances, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC.
19. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1989. Testing Consent Order for Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, TSCA Docket OPTS-42071A. Fed. Reg. 54:818-821.
20. Versar, Inc. 1986. Environmental Risk Assessment for Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS). Report for the Silicones Health Council, Washington, DC.
21. Williams, R. T., P. S. Ziegenfuss, and C. M. Lee. 1993. Aerobic biodegradation of cumene: An ecocore study. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 12:485-492.