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Increasing attention is being devoted to experimental measurement and modeling of the uptake, release and partitioning of toxic and persistent organic chemicals in plants. A primary reason for this is that contaminants present in air and soil may accumulate in plants which are subsequently eaten by humans directly or consumed indirectly by the plant — domestic animal — meat and dairy product route. It is suggested that development of plant toxicokinetic models, which is in its infancy, may follow the same route as pharmacokinetic fish-water models which have been developed to a greater level of advancement. An approach to modeling plant partitioning is described based on the fugacity concept. Avenues by which the model may be improved are discussed.
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Paterson, S., Mackay, D. (1989). Modeling the Uptake and Distribution of Organic Chemicals in Plants. In: Allen, D.T., Cohen, Y., Kaplan, I.R. (eds) Intermedia Pollutant Transport. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0511-8_17
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