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Octanol/water partition coefficients and bioconcentration factors of chloronitrobenzenes in rainbow trout ( salmo gairdneri )
Author(s) -
Niimi A. J.,
Lee H. B.,
Kissoon G. P.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.5620080910
Subject(s) - bioconcentration , rainbow trout , salmo , partition coefficient , chemistry , environmental chemistry , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , bioaccumulation , biology , chromatography
The relationship between octanol/water partition coefficient ( K ow ) and bioconcentration factor (BCF) of 14 monochloro‐ to pentachloronitrobenzenes were examined in rainbow trout through waterborne and dietary exposure studies. The results indicated BCF was not significantly correlated with K ow for this chemical group. The role of chemical half‐lives and chemical absorption efficiencies are examined as factors that could explain why the BCF of some chemical groups are lower than predicted.