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In the Classroom
Use of Physicochemical Parameters To Assess the Environmental Fate of Organic Pollutants: The Fugacity Model
Xavier Domènech, José Antonio Ayllón, and José Peral
Departamento de Química, Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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February 2006
Vol. 83 No. 2
p. 237
Abstract
The use of physicochemical data to estimate the fate of chemical pollutants in environmental systems in an easy way is described. This application is presented to students in a series of labs in an environmental chemistry course, which is mainly focused on the chemical behavior of contaminants in the environment. Specifically, physicochemical parameters are used to determine the phase equilibrium distribution of a substance in a closed system. The model is applied to estimate the phase distribution of three organic pollutants, namely, pentachlorophenol, hexachlorobenzene, and hexachlorocyclohexane, in a defined environmental model system.
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 Domènech, Xavier; Ayllón, José Antonio; Peral, José. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 237.
*  Keywords
 Agricultural Chemistry; Applications of Chemistry; Atmospheric Chemistry; Computer-Based Learning; Environmental Chemistry; Internet / Web-Based Learning; Laboratory Instruction; Organic Chemistry; Phases / Phase Transitions / Diagrams; Problem Solving / Decision Making; Second-Year Undergraduate; Solids; Water / Water Chemistry
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1/5/2006
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