List the environmental factors and chemical properties that determine the rate of degradation of toxicants

What will be an ideal response?


Environmental factors such as temperature, moisture, available oxygen, and sun exposure can affect the rate of degradation of toxicants. The chemistry of the toxicant would determine how it is degraded and to what extent these environmental factors affect its degradation. Atrazine is an example of a toxicant that has variable persistence, depending upon environmental conditions. Biodegradable toxicants are quickly broken down under conditions that favor the sustenance of the organisms degrading them. DDT, PCBs, and toxicants used in the manufacture of plastics, however, resist breakdown under most environmental conditions, and oftentimes they are specifically designed not to degrade.

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