ABIOTIC BEHAVIOUR OF ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS IN SOILS AND THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT. A REVIEW : I. PARTITIONING. II. TRANSFORMATIONS

Chemical behavior of organic micropollutant in soils and aquatic environment. Partitioning between aqueous and solid phases and atmospheric volitisation. Sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds. Partition to dissolved organic matter. Sorption behaviour of polar herbicides in soil water and role of sediment mineralogy. Photochemical transformations. Nucleophilic reaction mechanisms. Degradation and rates. Metallic ion catalysed and mineral surface hydrolysis. Photodegradation.