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distribution in the physical environment. Here, constants such as vapor pressure, par-
tition coefficients (e.g., K ow ), and fugacity values have been incorporated into models
that describe or predict environmental fate. In these relatively simple situations, bio-
logical factors are largely ignored. For movement along food chains or fate in soils or
sediments, biological factors such as uptake metabolism and excretion are critically
important and need to be taken into account for developing models. These complica-
tions will be dealt with in Chapter 4.
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Crosby, D.G. (1998). A very readable teaching text with many useful examples, which has the
advantage of linking chemistry to toxicology.
Schwarzenbach, R.P., Gschwend, P.M., and Imboden, D.M. (1993). Environmental Organic
Chemistry. An authoritative text on basic principles.