Pentachlorophenol occurrence

Bevenue, A. and H. Beckman. 1967. Pentachlorophenol a discussion of its properties and its occurrence as a residue in human and animal tissues. Residue Rev. 19 83-134. 

Gebefiigi, I., Parlar, H., Kdrte, F. (1979) Occurrence of pentachlorophenol in enclosed environments. Ecotox. Environ. Saf. 3, 269-300. 

Pesticides are either semivolatile or nonvolatile . For example, the boiling points of DDT (260 °C), lindane (around 320 °C) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) (around 310 °C) [8] classify these pesticides as semivolatile. SVOCs partition between air and house dust, whereas POM are exclusively found in house dust. Methods to analyze pesticides in indoor air (semivolatile pesticides) and in house dust (semivolatile and particle-bound pesticides as well as particulate pesticides), sources for their occurrence indoors, concentrations found in indoor environments as well as impacts are reviewed in this chapter. 

The occurrence of the wood preservative pentachlorophenol (PCP), in groundwater is thought to arise from the manufacturing process involving treatment of poles. The chemical structure is shown below... 

Study on the occurrence and levels of pesticides residues in the river Danube has established the presence of organochlorine pesticides (HCH isomers, HCB and DDT), atrazine and desethylatrazine. Simazine and chlorinated phenols (2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol and pentachlorophenol) were also detected (Bratanova Z. et al., 1998). Relatively high levels of DDT and metabolites in the water samples after incidents with pesticide stocks are reported (Kambourova et al., 2005). Atrazine and lindane also were found (Bratanova Z. et al., 2000). 

Ruh, C., I. Gebefuegi, and F. Korte. 1984. The indoor biocide pollution occurrence of pentachlorophenol and lindane in homes. Chem. Abstr. CA 104(10) 74030x. 

The pesticide pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a typical example of a toxic chlorinated compound that is harmful to the environment. Because large amounts of this substance were produced and used in the past and because of its relatively high volatility and poor biological degradability, it is one of the chemicals that is of ubiquitous occurrence. 

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