Partitioning studies of dioxin between sediment and water: The measurement of Koc for Lake Ontario sediment

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5896544

Lodge, K B; Cook, P M

A desorption experiment is described in which the sediment-to-water partition coefficient for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin is measured for a sample from Lake Ontario. After a contact period of 4 days, the logarithm of the partition coefficient on an organic carbon basis, LogKoc, ranges from 7.25 to 7.59. Information on the partitioning behavior of dioxin between water and dissolved or suspended matter derived from the sediment is provided.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Univ., Duluth, MN (USA). Natural Resources Research Inst.
• OSTI ID: 5896544
• Report Number(s): PB-91-146415/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Pub. in Chemosphere, Vol. 19, No. 1-6, 439-444(1989)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DIOXIN
WATER CHEMISTRY
LAKE ONTARIO
WATER POLLUTION
SEDIMENTS
CONTAMINATION
ADSORPTION
DESORPTION
MONITORING
ORGANIC MATTER
SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACES
CHEMISTRY
GREAT LAKES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INTERFACES
LAKES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SORPTION
SURFACE WATERS
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