Epoxides environmental fate

Physical and Chemical Properties. The physical and chemical properties of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide are sufficiently well defined to allow assessments of the environmental fate of the compounds to be made (ACGIH 1986 Chapman 1989 HSDB 1990a MacKay 1982 OHM/TADS 1985a, 1985b). Some physical and chemical properties of heptachlor epoxide that are not relevant to environmental fate are lacking. Knowledge of these properties, such as odor, flashpoint, and flammability limits, would be useful for workers involved in the manufacture, use, or clean-up of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide. 

Mill T., Haag, W., Penwell, P., Pettit, T. and Johnson, H. Environmental Fate and Exposure Studies. Development of a PC-SAR for Hydrolysis Esters, Alkyl Halides and Epoxides, EPA Contract No. 68-02-4254, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA. (1987). 

Lu PY, Metcalf RL, Hirwe AS, et al. 1975. Evaluation of environmental distribution and fate of hexachlorocyclopentadiene, chlordene, heptachlor, and heptachlor epoxide in a laboratory model ecosystem. J Agric Food Chem 23(5) 967-973. 

Lu, P.Y., Metcalf, R.L., Hirwe, A.S., Williams, J.W. (1975) Evaluation of environmental distribution and fate of hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene, chlordane, heptachlor, and heptachlor epoxide in laboratory model ecosystem. J. Agric. Food Chem. 23,967-973. Lyman, W.J. (1982) Atmospheric residence time. Chapter 10. In Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods. Lyman, W.J., Reehl, W.F., Rosenblatt, D.H., Editors, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. 

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