organic carbon partition coefficient

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Measure of the tendency for organic substances to be adsorbed by soil or sediment, expressed as: \[K_{\rm{oc}} = \frac{(\ce{mass adsorbed substance})/(\ce{mass organic carbon})}{(\ce{mass concentration of absorbed substance})}\]
Note: The \(K_{\rm{oc}}\) is substance-specific and is largely independent of soil properties.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1276 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'organic carbon partition coefficient' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15954 RIS BibTex EndNote
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