Bioconcentration of organics in beef, milk, and vegetation

Correlations between the octanol-water partition coefficient and the bioconcentration of organic compounds in beef, cow milk, and vegetation are developed. Such correlations will be of utility in more precisely quantifying human exposures to organics through the terrestrial food chain. Biotransfer f...

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Published inEnvironmental science & technology Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 271 - 274
Main Authors Travis, Curtis C, Arms, Angela D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.03.1988
Subjects
BEEF
Biological and medical sciences
CARNE DE RES
COMPOSE ORGANIQUE
COMPUESTOS ORGANICOS
CONTAMINANTES
FOOD HYGIENE
Food industries
Food toxicology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
HIGIENE DE LOS ALIMENTOS
HYGIENE DES ALIMENTS
LAIT
LECHE
MILK
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDE
PESTICIDES
PLAGUICIDAS
POLLUANT
POLLUTANTS
VEGETACION
VEGETATION
VIANDE DE BOEUF
Pollution
Vegetals
Pesticides
Beef
Organic compounds
Chemical contamination
Milk
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Summary:Correlations between the octanol-water partition coefficient and the bioconcentration of organic compounds in beef, cow milk, and vegetation are developed. Such correlations will be of utility in more precisely quantifying human exposures to organics through the terrestrial food chain. Biotransfer factors for organic chemicals in beef and milk are found to be directly proportional to octanol-water partition coefficients, while bioconcentration factors for vegetation are inversely proportional to the square root of octanol-water partition coefficients.
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ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es00168a005