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CONTENTS     vii

               7.4 Sorption from Organic Solvents 192
                   7.4.1 Effect of Solvent Polarity 192
                   7.4.2 Effects of Temperature, Moisture, and Contaminant
                         Polarity 195
               7.5 Sorption from Vapor Phase 200
                   7.5.1 General Aspects of Vapor Sorption 200
                   7.5.2 Influence of Moisture on Vapor Sorption 203
               7.6 Influence of Sorption on Contaminant Activity 210

            8 Contaminant Uptake by Plants from Soil and Water              214
               8.1 Introduction 214
               8.2 Background in Plant-Uptake Studies 215
               8.3 Theoretical Considerations 216
               8.4 Uptake by Small Plant Roots from Water 220
               8.5 Uptake by Plant Seedlings from Soil 223
               8.6 Uptake by Root Crops from Different Soils 226
               8.7 Effect of Plant Composition 228
               8.8 Contaminant Levels in Aquatic Plants and Sediments 229
               8.9 Time Dependence of Contaminants in Plants 231

            Bibliography                                                    235

            Index                                                           249
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