Residue Reviews

Introductory remarks.- EPA guidelines on environmental fate.- A rapid method for the estimation of the environmental parameters octanol/water partition coefficient, soil sorption constant, water-to-air ratio, and water solubility.- Determination of the vapor pressure, aqueous solubility, and octanol/water partition coefficient of hydrophobie substances by coupled generator column/liquid Chromatographic methods.- Estimation of the aqueous solubility of some aromatic compounds.- Measurement of pesticide vapor pressures.- Volatilization of pesticides from water.- Extrapolating photolysis rates from the laboratory to the environment.- Vapor-phase photochemistry of pesticides.- Biodegradation and biotransformation of pesticides in the earth's carbon cycle.- Soil degradation studies.- A simple method of evaluating soil breakdown of 14C-pesticides under field conditions.- Comparison of biodegradation rates in laboratory screening studies with rates in natural waters.- The disposition of pesticides in higher plants.- Determining environmental fate of pesticides with microagroecosystems.- Methods for studying pesticide atmospheric dispersal and fate at treated areas.- Estimation of environmental partitioning of organic chemicals in model ecosystems.- Models for pesticide behavior in terrestrial environments.- Regional behavior of pesticide residues in the United States.- Chemical exposure monitoring.- What constitutes an adequate model for predicting the behavior of pesticides in the environment?.