Question 42 Why was octanol chosen as a surrogate for lipid tissue and not, say,

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Question 42

Why was octanol chosen as a surrogate for lipid tissue and not, say, hexane? What is the definition of "bioconcentration" and how does it work? 50 mu g of a substance was equilibrated in a system containing 10 mL of water and 1 mL of octanol. At the end of the experiment, 48 mu g of the substance was found in the octanol, and 2 mu g was found in the water. What is the K_ow for the compound? Our body levels of things like PCBs mostly not from drinking water that contains such chemicals. Why not? Herbicide or Insecticide? circle one

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DDT - Insecticide

Atrazine - Herbicide

Permethrin - Insecticide

glyphosate - Herbicide

Dieldrin - Insecticide

2,4-D - Herbicide

Imadacloprid - Insecticide

2,4,5-T - Herbicide

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