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Therefore,<br />

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f = M/SV iZ i = 1.0/12.5 = 0.08<br />

Again, a large value of Z or C does not necessarily imply a large quantity. Quantity<br />

is controlled by VZ. Concentration is controlled by Z.<br />

5.6.4 Sorption by Dispersed Phases<br />

A frequently encountered environmental calculation is the estimation of the<br />

fraction of a chemical that is present in a fluid that is sorbed to some dispersed<br />

sorbing phases within that fluid. This is a special case of multimedia partitioning<br />

involving only two phases. Examples are the estimation of the fraction of material<br />

attached to aerosols in air or associated with suspended solids or with biotic matter<br />

in water. The reason for this calculation is that the measured concentration is often<br />

of the total (i.e., dissolved and sorbed) chemical, and it is useful to know what<br />

fractions are in each phase. This is particularly useful when subsequently calculating<br />

uptake of chemical by fish from water in which the partitioning may be only from<br />

the dissolved solute.<br />

It is useful to establish the general equations describing sorption in such cases<br />

as follows. We designate the continuous phase by subscript A and the dispersed<br />

phase by subscript B. The dispersed phase volume is typically a factor of 10 –5 or<br />

less, as compared to that of the continuous phase.<br />

• The volumes (m 3 ) are denoted V A and V B, and usually V A is much greater than V B.<br />

• The equilibrium concentrations are denoted C A and C B mol/m 3 .<br />

• The dimensionless partition coefficient K BA is C B/C A.<br />

• The total amount of solute M moles is distributed between the two phases.<br />

M = V AC A + V BC B = V TC T<br />

where C T is the total concentration. It can be assumed that V T, the total volume is<br />

approximately V A. Now,<br />

Therefore,<br />

Therefore,<br />

C B = K BAC A<br />

M = C A(V A + V BK BA) = C TV A<br />

C A = C T/(1 + K BAV B/V A) = C T/(1 + K BAv B)<br />

where v B is the volume fraction of phase B and is approximately V B/V A. The fraction<br />

dissolved (i.e., in the continuous phase) is

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