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Predicting Partitioning and Diffusion Properties of Nonpolar Chemicals in Biotic Media and Passive Sampler Phases by GC x GC

Nabi, Deedar  
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Arey, J. Samuel  
2017
Environmental Science & Technology

The chemical parameters needed to explain and predict bioavailability, biodynamics, and baseline toxicity are not readily available for most nonpolar chemicals detected in the environment. Here, we demonstrate that comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC) retention times can be used to predict 26 relevant properties for nonpolar chemicals, specifically: partition coefficients for diverse biotic media and passive sampler phases; aquatic baseline toxicity; and relevant diffusion coefficients. The considered biotic and passive sampler phases include membrane and storage lipids, serum and muscle proteins, carbohydrates, algae, mussels, polydimethylsiloxane, polyethylene, polyoxymethylene, polyacrylate, polyurethane, and semipermeable membrane devices. GC x GC-based chemical property predictions are validated with a compilation of 1038 experimental property data collected from the literature. As an example application, we overlay a map of baseline toxicity to fathead minnows onto the separated analyte signal of a polychlorinated alkanes (chlorinated paraffins) technical mixture that contains 7820 congeners. In a second application, GC x GC-estimated properties are used to parametrize multiphase partitioning models for mammalian tissues and organs. In a third example, we estimate chemical depuration kinetics for mussels. Finally, we illustrate an approach to screen the GC x GC chromatogram for nonpolar chemicals of potentially high concern, defined based on their GC X GC estimated biopartitioning properties, diffusion properties, and baseline toxicity.

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research article
DOI
10.1021/acs.est.6b05071
Web of Science ID

WOS:000395963800060

Author(s)
Nabi, Deedar  
Arey, J. Samuel  
Date Issued

2017

Publisher

Amer Chemical Soc

Published in
Environmental Science & Technology
Volume

51

Issue

5

Start page

3001

End page

3011

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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IIE  
Available on Infoscience
May 1, 2017
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/136842
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