Environmental Bioaccumulation Potential EBAP

The high Kqa values coupled with relatively high log Kqw values put the SCCPs and MCCPs in the class of chemicals that could bioaccumulate in air-breathers in mammalian terrestrial food webs, i.e., from plants to herbivores to top predators such as humans or wolves [72, 73]. The Environmental Bioaccumulation Potential (EBAP) of selected CPs assuming humans exposed via a marine and agricultural diet is shown in Fig. 9. Most SCCPs can be seen to fall into the category of >60% maximum EBAP. The EBAP values generated by the model vary depending on human dietary habits, the structure of the key food chains, and the properties of the environment in which the chemical is distributed. 

Fig. 9 Assessment of the Environmental Bioaccumulation Potential (EBAP) of selected CPs assuming humans exposed via a marine and agricultural diet based on graphical results presented in Czub and McLachlan [72], The log Kqa values are calculated from log /How and log values in Tables 2 and 3. The hexachlorodecanes discussed in Table 3 are shown separately. The outer (bold) isoline defines EBAP of >10% maximum EBAP and the inner gray area >60% of maximum EBAP...

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