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Effects On Chemical Volatility

05/02/2011 4:59 PM

Background:

Risk assessment tiers are often defined by limits on quantity and concentration of a given chemical of interestion. Contributing factors such as Volatility are most often defined by Vapor pressure of the chemical (either as a pressurized liquid or desolved solute).

My question:

Should the tiering concentrations as most likely defined by volatility, take the following additional factors into account?

1) heat capacity as it relates to a pool spill gasing off or restricting itself due to a lack of heat. (does the vapor pressure innately take this into account?)

2) solvent - if the tiered concentration is <100% then how significant of an effect would the solvent specific solubility be as it relates to an industry tank spill. Would the same solvent with an arbitrary VP of 760 mm hg (1atm) essentially disperse at the same rate regardless if it were dissolved in water vs (acetone? or w/e). What about an arbitrary VP of 20 mm hg?

Thanks in advance,

C

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Re: Effects On Chemical Volatility

05/04/2011 8:07 PM

I'm sorry, but I have a hard time figuring out what you are asking. I have no idea what a "tiered concentration" is. When I Google it, the only relevant hit is your question here.

1. I'm not sure what you are asking. VP of a liquid is dependent on it's temperature. As liquids evaporate, they cool down. As they cool down, the VP decreases. The temperature of the liquid as it evaporates depends on the heat of vaporization of that particular liquid and it's heat capacity.

2. Don't know what you are asking here either. Anything with a VP=1 atm. is boiling. Dispersion is a complex phenomenon dependent on many factors, but I don't see where VP is involved. Lighter molecules disperse faster than larger ones, and liquids of low molecular weight tend to have higher VP, but there is no direct relationship between VP and dispersion.

Could you phrase your questions a little better?

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