TABLE 8.1 (continued)
Persistence Factors of TRI Chemicals
Chemical
Water
Soil
Half-Lives (yrs)
Residual
(lb)
PF
Sediment
Air
Average
Alachlor
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Aldicarb
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.00
0.31
1
0.02
Aldrin
0.49
0.99
4.38
0.00
1.47
3
0.04
Allyl alcohol
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.00
0.13
1
0.01
Allyl chloride
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.00
0.13
1
0.01
Allylamine
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.00
0.13
1
0.01
alpha-Naphthylamine
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.00
0.31
1
0.02
Aluminum (fume or dust)
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Aluminum phosphide
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Ametryn
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Amitraz
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.00
0.31
1
0.02
Amitrole
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.01
0.13
1
0.01
Ammonia
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.00
0.02
1
0.01
Aniline
0.05
0.03
27.40
0.00
6.87
10
0.15
Anthracene
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Antimony
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Arsenic
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Asbestos (friable)
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Atrazine
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Barium
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Benfluralin
0.49
0.99
4.38
0.00
1.47
3
0.04
Benzal chloride
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.02
0.32
1
0.02
Benzene
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.04
0.32
1
0.02
Benzidine
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.00
0.31
1
0.02
Benzo(G,H,I)perylene
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Benzoic trichloride
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.13
0.52
1
0.02
Benzoyl chloride
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.03
0.13
1
0.01
Benzoyl peroxide
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.01
0.31
1
0.02
Benzyl chloride
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.01
0.13
1
0.01
Beryllium
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Bifenthrin
0.49
0.99
4.38
0.00
1.47
3
0.04
Biphenyl
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.01
0.13
1
0.01
Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.02
0.31
1
0.02
ether
Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.01
0.31
1
0.02
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.01
0.31
1
0.02
Bis(chloromethyl) ether
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.06
0.33
1
0.02
Bis(tributyltin) oxide
0.03
0.31
8.22
0.00
2.14
4
0.05
Boron trichloride
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.49
0.25
1
0.02
Boron trifluoride
0.08
0.21
0.21
0.04
0.13
1
0.01
continued
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Quantifying Persistence
Persistence Factors of TRI Chemicals
Chemical
Water
Soil
Half-Lives (yrs)
Residual
(lb)
PF
Sediment
Air
Average
Alachlor
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Aldicarb
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.00
0.31
1
0.02
Aldrin
0.49
0.99
4.38
0.00
1.47
3
0.04
Allyl alcohol
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.00
0.13
1
0.01
Allyl chloride
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.00
0.13
1
0.01
Allylamine
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.00
0.13
1
0.01
alpha-Naphthylamine
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.00
0.31
1
0.02
Aluminum (fume or dust)
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Aluminum phosphide
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Ametryn
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Amitraz
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.00
0.31
1
0.02
Amitrole
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.01
0.13
1
0.01
Ammonia
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.00
0.02
1
0.01
Aniline
0.05
0.03
27.40
0.00
6.87
10
0.15
Anthracene
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Antimony
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Arsenic
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Asbestos (friable)
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Atrazine
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Barium
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Benfluralin
0.49
0.99
4.38
0.00
1.47
3
0.04
Benzal chloride
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.02
0.32
1
0.02
Benzene
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.04
0.32
1
0.02
Benzidine
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.00
0.31
1
0.02
Benzo(G,H,I)perylene
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.00
0.49
1
0.02
Benzoic trichloride
0.16
0.33
1.48
0.13
0.52
1
0.02
Benzoyl chloride
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.03
0.13
1
0.01
Benzoyl peroxide
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.01
0.31
1
0.02
Benzyl chloride
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.01
0.13
1
0.01
Beryllium
Long
Long
Long
Long
Long
70
1.00
Bifenthrin
0.49
0.99
4.38
0.00
1.47
3
0.04
Biphenyl
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.01
0.13
1
0.01
Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.02
0.31
1
0.02
ether
Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.01
0.31
1
0.02
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.01
0.31
1
0.02
Bis(chloromethyl) ether
0.10
0.21
0.93
0.06
0.33
1
0.02
Bis(tributyltin) oxide
0.03
0.31
8.22
0.00
2.14
4
0.05
Boron trichloride
0.04
0.08
0.38
0.49
0.25
1
0.02
Boron trifluoride
0.08
0.21
0.21
0.04
0.13
1
0.01
continued
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