Volatilization | The Henry's Law constant for 2-naphthol is as 2.74X10-8 atm-cu m/mole(1). This Henry's Law constant indicates that 2-naphthol is expected to be essentially nonvolatile from water surfaces(2). 2-Naphthol's Henry's Law constant indicates that volatilization from moist soil surfaces for the neutral species may not occur(SRC). 2-Naphthol is not expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon an extrapolated vapor pressure of 3.2X10-4 mm Hg(3). Literature: (1) Abraham MH et al; J. Pharm. Sci. 83: 1085-100 (1994) (2) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods. Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 15-1 to 15-29 (1990) (3) Boublik T et al; The Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances: Selected Values of the Temperature Dependence of the Vapor Pressures of some Pure Substances in the Normal and Low Pressure Region Vol 17. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Sci Publ p 768 (1984) |
Soil Adsorption | The Koc of 2-naphtol is estimated as 390(SRC), using a log Kow of 2.7(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this estimated Koc value suggests that 2-naphthol is expected to have moderate mobility in soil. The pKa of 2-naphthol is 9.51(4), indicating that this compound will exist partially in the anion form in the environment and anions generally do not adsorb more strongly to soils containing organic carbon and clay than their neutral counterparts(5). Literature: (1) Hansch C et al; Exploring QSAR. Hydrophobic, Electronic, and Steric Constants. ACS Prof Ref Book. Heller SR, consult. ed., Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc p. 66 (1995) (2) US EPA; Estimation Program Interface (EPI) Suite. Ver. 4.1. Nov, 2012. Available from, as of Oct 14, 2014: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/exposure/pubs/episuitedl.htm (3) Swann RL et al; Res Rev 85: 17-28 (1983) (4) Bhattacharyya D et al; Haz. Waste Haz. Mater 3: 405-29 (1986) (5) Doucette WJ; pp. 141-188 in Handbook of Property Estimation Methods for Chemicals. Boethling RS, Mackay D, eds. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publ (2000) |