Environmental fate models
The distribution of chemicals between the different compartments of
the biosphere is governed by various processes (Figure).
Environment fate models allow to estimate the environmental distribution of xenobiotics and
to calculate their concentration in each compartment.
Selected references
- Devillers, J., Bintein, S. & Domine, D. (1997). Modeling the environmental fate of
atrazine. SAR QSAR Environ. Res. 6, 63-79.
- Bintein, S. & Devillers, J. (1996). Evaluating the environmental fate of lindane
in France. Chemosphere 32, 2427-2440. (pdf)
- Devillers, J., Bintein, S. & Karcher, W. (1995). CHEMFRANCE: A regional level III
fugacity model applied to France. Chemosphere 30, 457-576. (pdf)