By: R.L. Lipnick (Editor), etc. (Editor), Joop Hermens (Editor), Kevin Jones (Editor), Derek Muir (Editor)

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This is a two volume set aimed at examining persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic chemicals that undergo slow environmental degradation in air, water, and soil, bioaccumulate in fish and other organisms, and exhibit a high degree of toxicity. This volume examines the fate and behavior of these chemicals, and their food chain transfer and exposure. Chapters cover recent research results and reviews related to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), butyltin, toxaphene, dioxin, alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane and mercury.

"This collection of 21 papers from a March 1999 symposium presents research on the behavior of hydrophobic chemicals in the environment, and on human exposure to PCBs, dioxin, and mercury. Some of the topics are persistent organic pollutants along the Atlantic coast, plant uptake of LAS and DEHP from sludge amended soil, emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls from combustion sources, hair mercury analysis, dioxin body burdens in California populations, and biomagnification of PCB congeners in the Lake Michigan foodweb."--SciTech Book News

Preface	p. xi
History of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals	p. 1
The 'B' in PBT: Bioaccumulation	p. 13
Fate and Behavior
Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Coastal Atmosphere of the Mid-Atlantic States of the United States of America	p. 28
Modeling Irreversible Sorption of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Natural Sediments	p. 58
Persistence of a Petroleum Hydrocarbon Mixture in the Soil Profile During Leaching: A Field Experiment	p. 70
Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Poland: History, Fate, and Occurrence	p. 85
Plant Uptake of LAS and DEHP from Sludge Amended Soil	p. 99
Resistant Desorption Kinetics of Chlorinated Organic Compounds from Contaminated Soil and Sediment	p. 112
Emissions of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from Combustion Sources	p. 123
Butyltin Compounds in Freshwater Ecosystems	p. 134
Methylmercury Bioaccumulation Dependence on Northern Pike Age and Size in 20 Minnesota Lakes	p. 150
Selective Persistence and Bioaccumulation of Toxaphene in a coastal Wetland	p. 164
Microbial Degradation of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans	p. 176
Food Chain Transfer and Exposure
The Intake and Clearance of PCBs in Humans: A Generic Model of Lifetime Exposure	p. 192
Persistence of DDT Residues and Dieldrin off a Pesticide Processing Plant in San Francisco Bay, California	p. 204
Deposition of Atmospheric Semivolatile Organic Compounds to Vegetation	p. 218
Hair Mercury Analysis and Its Application to Exposure Studies in NHEXAS and NHANES IV	p. 237
Dioxins in Food from Animal Sources	p. 245
Dioxin Body Burdens in California Populations	p. 252
Biomagnification of Toxic PCB Congeners in the Lake Michigan Foodweb	p. 266
Concentrations of Persistent Organochlorine Compounds in the Placenta and Milk of the Same Women	p. 284
Author Index	p. 292
Subject Index	p. 293
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ISBN: 9780841236745
ISBN-10: 0841236747
Series: ACS Symposium S.
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 292
Published: 16th November 2000
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 2.2
Weight (kg): 0.676