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Transformation Products of Synthetic Chemicals in the Environment

Alistair Boxall (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XIV, 249 Seiten

2009 | 2009
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-88272-5 (ISBN)

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Following release to the environment, synthetic chemicals may be degraded by biotic and abiotic processes. The degradation of the chemical can follow a plethora of pathways and a range of other substances can be formed via thesedifferentpathways(e.g.[1]).Anumberoftermshavebeenusedforthese substances including metabolites, degradates and transformation products in this book we use the term transformation products. While we often know a lot about the environmental properties and effects of the parent synthetic chemical, we know much less about the transformationproducts. Transformationproductscanbehave very differently fromtheparent c- pound (e.g. [2]). For example, selected transformation products are much more persistent than their associated parent compound in soils, waters and sediments andsomemaybetransported aroundthelocal,regionalandglobal environmentstoadifferentextentthantheparentcompound.Transformation products can also have very different toxicities than the parent compound (e.g. [3]) and in some cases transformation products can be orders of mag- tude more toxic than their parent compound; although this situation is rare. The environmental risks of transformation products can therefore be very different than the risks of the parent compound. Thepotentialenvironmentalimpactsoftransformationproductsarerec- nised by many regulatory assessment schemes. For example, in the EU, pes- cideproducersarenotonlyrequiredtoassessthefateandeffectsoftheparent pesticide but are also required to assess the potential adverse effects of major metabolitesandminor metabolitesthat aredeemed tobeofconcern[4]. S- ilar requirements also exist for new human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and biocides (e.g. [5]). However, for many older substances and many other substance classes (e.g. industrial chemicals), data on the environmental risks of transformationproductscan be limited or non-existent.

Formation, Detection and Occurrence of Transformation Products.- Mechanisms of Degradation of Synthetic Chemicals.- Predicting the Persistence of Organic Compounds.- Analyzing transformation products of synthetic chemicals.- Occurrence of Transformation Products in the Environment.- Exposure of Transformation Products.- Fate of Transformation Products of Synthetic Chemicals.- Modelling Environmental Exposure to Transformation Products of Organic Chemicals.- Treatment of Transformation Products.- Effects of Transformation Products.- Ecotoxicity of Transformation Products.- Predicting the Ecotoxicological Effects of Transformation Products.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.9.2009
Reihe/Serie	Reactions and Processes
Reihe/Serie	The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 249 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	494 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Analytische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
Schlagworte	biodegradation • Degradates • Degradation Products • ecotoxicity • Environment • Environmental Chemistry • linear optimization • Modeling • Persistence • Syhthetic Chemicals • Toxicity • Toxicology • Transformation • Treatment Processes
ISBN-10	3-540-88272-3 / 3540882723
ISBN-13	978-3-540-88272-5 / 9783540882725
Zustand	Neuware