ABSTRACT
This chapter provides the physical/chemical and treatability properties of 50 compounds. These physical/chemical parameters can be used to help evaluate data generated during remedial investigations. The treatability parameters can be used as a basis for the preliminary design of a treatment system that will remove organic compounds from ground water. Solubility is one of the most important properties affecting the fate and transport of organic compounds in the environment. The solubility of a compound is described as the maximum dissolved quantity of compound in pure water at a specific temperature. Specific gravity is a dimensionless parameter derived from density. Activated carbon has variable effectiveness adsorbing organic compounds. Low molecular weight, polar compounds are not well adsorbed. High molecular weight, nonpolar compounds, such as pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, phthalates, and aromatics, are readily adsorbed.
