Measurements of octanol-air partition coefficients for polychlorinated biphenyls

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 895-899

  Harner, Tom ^a   Bidleman, Terry F ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CHLORINE; ENTHALPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

AIR PARTITION COEFFICIENTS; CONGENERS; OCTANOL;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 0030180540     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je960097y     Document Type: Article

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