Question: 3.2 (3 points) Using the model shown here, to calculate the Fig. 3 half time of DDT (an insecticide) in the environment. Here Air are

 3.2 (3 points) Using the model shown here, to calculate the

3.2 (3 points) Using the model shown here, to calculate the Fig. 3 half time of DDT (an insecticide) in the environment. Here Air are the physical properties of DDT for your calculation: (10" m) Henry's law constant at 25 C is 8.3 x 10 atm-m'/mol, logkon is 6.1, and the (pseudo) first-order rate constants for Its loss from air, water, and soil/sediment are 0.18,0.01, and K. Octanol Water 2x10* day!, respectively. Assume 365 day/year, give the (soil & sediment) (2x10" m') final answer in unit ol year. (NOTE: R=0.082 Leatm.Komol! (1.5x 10 m pay attention to unit conversion). According to UNEP, a chemical is considered as persistent when its half time is greater than 0.5 year in soil/sediment. Based on your calculation, do you think DDT is a persistent organic pollutant (POP) or not. CS Scanned with CamScanner

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