Amine groups, soil-water

MBOCA partitions to soil rather than water as a result of its relatively low solubility in water (13.9 mg/L) and its amine groups, which have an affinity for soil organic matter. This binding is rapid and very tight and results in virtually no movement of MBOCA through soil (Voorman and Penner 1986a). 

Whereas studies on the environmental photochemistry of the majority of pesticides have been conducted extensively, few data exist for PPCPs. Pharmaceuticals are mainly polar compounds containing acidic or basic functional groups (such as carboxylic acids, phenols, and amines) that may be subject to direct and indirect photolysis. Although microbial degradation in waters and soil has been reported for pesticides, less work is reported for PPCPs. The result of such processes can be a complex mixture of reactive intermediates and TPs. Their identification represents a more challenging task than the identification of transformation products stemming from microbial transformation, for which at least some common mechanisms are well established. Therefore, the application of advanced instrumental techniques is of crucial importance. 

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