Equilibrium modeling: A pathway to understanding observed perfluorocarboxylic and perfluorosulfonic acid behavior

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2229-2236

  Webster, Eva M ^a   Ellis, David A ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factor; Hydrophobicity; Ionizing organic pollutant; Perfluorooctane sulfonate; Sediment water distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; CONSTANT OF PROPORTIONALITY; EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTION MODELS; EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; HYDROPHOBIC NEUTRAL; IONIZING ORGANIC POLLUTANT; NEUTRAL SPECIES; PERFLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACIDS; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PHYSICAL CHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENT-WATER DISTRIBUTION; SOLUTION SET; SULFONIC ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTIONS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TISSUE; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

MODELS;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; OCTANOL; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUORODODECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROHEXANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROTETRADECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROTRIDECANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; CORRELATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIZATION; ORGANIC ACID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SEDIMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 80052633504     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.637     Document Type: Article

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