An Evaluation of Using Partition Coefficients and Water Solubility to Estimate Bioconcentration Factors for Organic Chennicals in Fish

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn STP 707, Issue , 1980, Pages 116-129

  Veith, G D ^a   MacEk, K J ^b   Petrocelli, S R ^b   Carroll, John ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b EG&G   (United States)

Author keywords

aquatic toxicology; bioconcentration factor (BCF); log P; partition coefficient; structure activity; water solubility

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SOLUBILITY;

AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY; BIO-CONCENTRATION FACTORS; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; LOG P; N-OCTANOL; OCTANOL-WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT; ORGANICS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

EID: 85010087209     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/STP27411S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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