EESA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lipophilicity, Molecular Mass, Environmental Science

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10 May 2022
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Transport:movements of contaminants within or between environmental media. (released directly into one media) Fate: physical, chemical or biological transformations of contaminants in the environment. (fate of contaminant) Volatility(vapor pressure),polarity,solubility(water soluble toxins,fat soluble toxins (lipophilic tendency)non-polar doesn"t dissolve in the water,oxidation state,molecular weight. Bioaccumulation building up over time, in individual organisms. Biomagnification building up over time, across the levels in a food chain. Quantified as a half-life in air, water, or soil. Toxiclogy the science of the effects of toxic substances and of their fate and transport in the body. The science which studies toxic substances or poisons, that are substances which cause alteration or perturbation in the function of an organisms leading to harmful effects (truhaut, 1974) The human envelope is a boundary that separates the interior of the body from the exterior environment. even though we get exposed with the same exposure people react differently depending on their age,general health and makeup. Ingested (often greatest source of chemical exposure, 85%)

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