Fig. 2.

Persistence and bioaccumulation characteristics of 1,173 LCMs (Log K_ow [octanol–water partition coefficient] indicate tendency to adsorb to sediments and to bioaccumulate; BCF is an estimate of bioaccumulation potential; K_aw describes air–water partitioning; Compounds with log K_aw > −5 and < −1 have long-range transport potential; t_1/2,w indicates the biodegradation half-life in water; Chemicals with log K_ow > 5, log K_aw > −5 and < −1, and t_{1/2, w} ≥ 60 d are classified as potential P&B; Chemicals with log K_ow > 5, log K_aw > −5 and < −1, BCF > 5000 and t_{1/2, w} ≥ 180 d are classified as potential vPvB; Chemicals with log K_oa + log K_aw ≥ 3.5, log K_oa ≥ 6, 0.5 ≥ log K_aw ≥ −7, and log K_aw ≤ −1.78 × log K_oa + 14.56 are classified as potential ACBAP) [16].