Bioconcentration potential of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fluids by fish.
The water solubilities (S), octanol/water partition coefficients (KOW) and bioconcentration factors (BCF) of four polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fluids covering a wide range of molecular weight were measured. It is shown that a previously described correlation between S and KOW for organic chemicals may be invalid for PDMS fluids; an alternative correlation is proposed. Some PDMS fluids tend to have a bioconcentration potential in silver carp.
D000818:Animals; D002347:Carps / Q000378:metabolism*; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000378:metabolism*; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012828:Silicones / Q000378:metabolism*; D012995:Solubility; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical