Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology

6.

Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants

6.1.

Physical Transport Processes

6.1.1.

6.1.1.1.

Bulk Flow Transport

6.1.1.2.

Groundwater Flow

6.1.1.3.

Surface Water Flow

6.1.2.

6.1.2.1.

Mechanical Dispersion

6.1.2.2.

Molecular Diffusion

6.1.3.

6.1.3.1.

6.1.3.2.

Factors Affecting Diffusion

6.1.4.

6.1.4.1.

6.1.4.2.

Mass Transfer Coefficients

6.1.5.

6.1.5.1.

6.1.5.1.1.

6.1.5.1.2.

6.1.5.2.

6.1.5.2.1.

Gravitational Settling

6.1.5.2.2.

6.1.6.

Intermedia Transport

6.1.6.1.

Air-Water Exchange

6.1.6.2.

Soil-Water Exchange

6.1.6.3.

Air-Soil Exchange

6.1.6.4.

Bioaccumulation

6.2.

Environmental Transformation Processes

6.2.1.

Abiotic Transformations

6.2.1.1.

6.2.1.1.1.

Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis

6.2.1.1.2.

Base-Catalyzed Hydrolysis

6.2.1.1.3.

Neutral Hydrolysis

6.2.1.2.

6.2.1.2.1.

Chemical Oxidation

6.2.1.2.2.

Photochemical Oxidation

6.2.1.3.

6.2.1.3.1.

Chemical Reduction

6.2.1.3.2.

Electrochemical Reduction

6.2.1.4.

6.2.1.4.1.

Direct Photolysis

6.2.1.4.2.

Indirect Photolysis

6.2.2.

Biotic Transformations

6.2.2.1.

Microbial Degradation

6.2.2.1.1.

Aerobic Degradation

6.2.2.1.2.

Anaerobic Degradation

6.2.2.1.3.

6.2.2.2.

Enzymatic Processes

6.2.2.3.

Factors Affecting Biodegradation

6.2.2.3.1.

Microbial Population

6.2.2.3.2.

Environmental Conditions

6.2.2.3.3.

Contaminant Structure

6.2.3.

Formation of Transformation Products

6.2.3.1.

6.2.3.2.

6.2.3.3.

6.3.

Mathematical Modeling of Fate and Transport

6.3.1.

Mass Balance Equations

6.3.2.

Compartment Models

6.3.3.

Fugacity Models

6.3.4.

Multimedia Models

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