Octanol-air partition coefficient (log value)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019348",
  "term": "Octanol-air partition coefficient (log value)",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Ratio of a chemical that has reached equilibrium in adjacent fractions of octanol and air. This ratio is used frequently to estimate how an organic chemical will partition in the environment (e.g., between gaseous and particulate fractions in the atmosphere, between soil organic matter and air) as well as how it will behave with respect to human respiratory tissues. A compound with a high octanol-air partition coefficient is more likely to bioaccumulate in human respiratory tissues, particularly is the log octanol-water partition coefficient moderate.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "EPA ExpoBox Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/octanol-air-partition-coefficient-log-value/"
}