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Octanol-Water Partition Coefficients

 

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Nancy Butkovich
Title: Head Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library



Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library
201 Davey Lab
814-865-3716

Articles and Databases

Index to Physical, Chemical and Other Property Data - Arranged by property. Indexes print and online sources (Arizona State University)

Material Properties Locator Database - Produced at the University of Buffalo.

Thermodex: An Index of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks - Search by title or compound. Provides list of print and online sources that contain data (University of Texas-Austin)

Websites

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - This is one of several handbooks listed at this site.

Tables Relocated or Removed from CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 71st-79th Editions - The Handbook changes from year to year. This indexes some of the tables that have been dropped.

ARS Pesticide Properties Database - The left side of the page has links to introdutory material names list, etc.

Chemicals in the Environment: OPPT Chemical Fact Sheets - Alphabetical listing: HLC listed under "Chemical Summary"

Selected Journal Articles

Shiu, W.Y.; MacKay, D 1986. A Critical Review of Aqueous Solubilities, Vapor Pressures, Henry's Law Constants, and Octanol-Water Partition Coefficients of Polychlorinated Biphenyls. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 15(2):L911-929. Q1.J66

Sanger, J. 1989. Octanol-Water-Partition Coefficients of Simple Organic Compounds. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 18(3):1111-1230. Q1.J66

Verbruggen, E.M.J.; Hermens, J.L.M.; Tolls, J. 2000. Physiochemical Properties of Higher Nonaromatic Hydrocarbons: A Literature Study. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 29(6):1435-1446. Q1.J66; also available online at AIP & APS E-Journals to Penn State users.

Print Resources

Genium's Handbook of Safety, Health, and Environmental Data for Common Hazardous Substances. 1999. McGraw-Hill: NY. T55.3.H3G46 1999

Howard, P.H. 1989. Handbook of Environmental Fate and Exposure Data for Organic Chemicals. Lewis: Chelsea, MI. TD176.4.H69 1989

Howard, P.H.; Meylan W.M. eds. 1997. Handbook of Physical Properties of Organic Chemicals. Lewis: Boca Raton, FL. QD257.7.H374 1997

MacKay, D., Wan-Ying Shiu, Kuo-Ching Ma. 1992. Illustrated Handbook of Physical-Chemical Properties and Envirnomental Fate for Organic Chemicals. Lewis: Boca Raton, FL. TD196.O73M32 1992

Montgomery, J.H. 2000. Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference, 3rd ed. CRC-Lewis: Baca Raton, FL. TD426.M66 2000

Yaws, C.L. 1999. Chemical Properties Handbook. McGraw-Hill: NY. TP200.Y35 1999

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