Role of volatilization in removing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from aquatic environments

Journal Article · Wed Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1979 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685462· OSTI ID:5247701

Southworth, G R

The movement of organic contaminants from water to the atmosphere can be important in reducing concentrations of foreign substances in aquatic ecosystems. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), a class of chemical produced in the combustion and pyrolysis of organic fuels, possess properties which suggest that their volatility in solution may be significant. Since many PAH are potent carcinogens, a knowledge of their persistence, transport, and fate in aquatic environments is critical. The objective of this paper is to determine the relative volatility of two to five ring PAH structures in water, and estimate the importance of the volatilization process in removing PAH from aquatic environments.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
• OSTI ID: 5247701
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 21:4/5; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANTHRACENE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AROMATICS
BENZOPYRENE
CONDENSED AROMATICS
ECOSYSTEMS
EVAPORATION
HYDROCARBONS
NAPHTHALENE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHENANTHRENE
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
PYRENE
REMOVAL