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Model ecosystem for environmental transport of xenobiotics
Aale RoosHeikki KainulainenM. KihlströmMarja T. Virtanensubject
business.industryHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisGeneral MedicineToxicologyPollutionchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryWastewaterAgricultureEnvironmental chemistryEcotoxicologyEnvironmental scienceEcosystemDrainageWater pollutionbusinessXenobioticToxicantdescription
A compartmentalized aquatic-terrestrial flow-through model ecosystem was constructed for studying the transport of agricultural chemicals from the soil to the aquatic environment in soil drainage. Factors were investigated on the fate of reference toxicant,14C-DDT, in the subsystems of the model. The behavior of DDT corresponds to its behavior in natural soil/water systems. The soil, acting as a reservoir, retained most of the DDT. The transportation of DDT to the aquatic compartment was negligible, with low availability to the aquatic biota. Because of the dynamic nature of the model, variation was evident between and within model units.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-01-01 | Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |