Q: Where can I find data on chemical and physical constants
that control environmental fate?
A: Access to on-line chemical and physical data on the environmental
fate of toxic substances can be found at the following web sites.
- ThermoDex --
This database contains records for over 120 printed handbooks
and compilations of thermodynamic and thermophysical data for
chemical compounds and other substances. ThermoDex is a product
of the Mallet Chemistry Library at the University of Texas at
Austin.
- Environmental Fate
Data Base (EFDB) -- The EFDB gives rapid access to all available
environmental fate data on a given chemical. The EFDB is comprised
of several interrelated files--DATALOG, CHEMFATE, BIOLOG, and
BIODEG. The database is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
- The University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database, The database contains information on microbial reactions and biodegradation pathways for a large collection of chemical compounds
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