Bioavailability of Xenobiotics in the Soil Environment.

Autor: Katayama, Arata1 a-katayama@esi.nagoya-u.ac.jp, Bhula, Raj, Burns, G. Richard, Carazo, Elizabeth, Felsot, Allan, Hamilton, Denis, Harris, Caroline, Yong-Hwa Kim, Kieter, Gijs, Koedel, Werner, Linders, Jan, Peijnenburg, J. G. M. Willie, Sabijic, Aleksandar, Stephenson, R. Gerald, Racke, D. Kenneth, Rubin, Baruch, Tanaka, Keiji, Unsworth, John, Wauchope, R. Donald
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Zdroj: Reviews of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology. 2010, Vol. 203, p1-86. 86p.
Abstrakt: Chapter 1 of the book "Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology," Volume 203, edited by David M. Whitacre is presented. It explains that bioavailability is the combined implications of chemical soil persistency, capacity, and toxicity. It cites several factors that affect the bioavailability of chemicals which include chemical properties, soil properties, and climate. It further notes on the use of bioassays and chemical methods in measuring bioavailability.
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