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ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT<br />

although this effect tends to be marginal. However, the global scales provide more insight in the<br />

ultimate persistence of the chemical.<br />

Table 14 Parameters <strong>for</strong> continental model<br />

90<br />

Parameter Value in continental model<br />

area of the continental system 3.56 . 10 6 km 2<br />

area fraction of water 0.03<br />

area fraction of natural soil 0.60<br />

area fraction of agricultural soil 0.27<br />

area fraction of industrial/urban soil 0.10<br />

2.4 SUMMARY OF PECs DERIVED<br />

In summary, the local estimations yield the following input <strong>and</strong> output in<strong>for</strong>mation:<br />

Input<br />

Physico-chemical properties Section 2.3.2<br />

Characterisation of the environment Table 5<br />

Emission data Section 2.3.3.3<br />

Partitioning coefficients Section 2.3.5<br />

Degradation rates Section 2.3.6<br />

Fate in sewage treatment plants Section 2.3.7<br />

Output<br />

PECmicroorganisms local PEC <strong>for</strong> microorganisms in the STP [mg . l -1 ] eq. (38), (36)<br />

PEClocalwater local PEC in surface water (dissolved) during episode [mg . l -1 ] eq. (48)<br />

PEClocalwater,ann annual average local PEC in surface water (dissolved) [mg . l -1 ] eq. (49)<br />

PEClocalsed local PEC in sediment (total) [mg . kg -1 ] eq. (50)<br />

PEClocalair,ann annual average local PEC in air (total) [mg . m -3 ] eq. (42)<br />

PEClocalsoil local PEC in agricultural soil (total), averaged over 30 days [mg . kg -1 ] eq. (66)<br />

PEClocalagr.soil local PEC in agricultural soil (total), averaged over 180 days [mg . kg -1 ] eq. (66)<br />

PEClocalgrassl<strong>and</strong> local PEC in grassl<strong>and</strong> (total), averaged over 180 days [mg . kg -1 ] eq. (66)<br />

PEClocalagr.soil,porew local PEC in porewater of agricultural soil [mg . l -1 ] eq. (67)<br />

PEClocalgrassl<strong>and</strong>,porew local PEC in porewater of grassl<strong>and</strong> [mg . l -1 ] eq. (67)<br />

PEClocalgrw local PEC in groundwater under agricultural soil [mg . l -1 ] eq. (68)<br />

The regional estimations yield the following input <strong>and</strong> output in<strong>for</strong>mation:<br />

Input<br />

Physico-chemical properties Section 2.3.2<br />

Characterisation of the environment Table 4<br />

Parameters of the regional compartments Table 11, Table 12, Table 13<br />

Emission data Section 2.3.3.3<br />

Partitioning coefficients Section 2.3.5<br />

Degradation rates Section 2.3.6<br />

Fate in sewage treatment plants Section 2.3.7

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