Water and Wastewater Calculations Manual

Appendix D: Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm Constants for Toxic Organic Compounds

Compound

K(mg/g)(L/mg) 1/ n

1/ n

PCB

14,100

1.03

Bis(2-ethylhexyl phthalate)

11,300

1.5

Heptachlor

9,320

0.92

Heptachlor epoxide

2,120

0.75

Butylbenzyl phthalate

1,520

1.26

Toxaphene

950

0.74

Endosulfan sulfate

686

0.81

Endrin

666

0.80

Fluoranthene

664

0.61

Aldrin

651

0.92

PCB-1232

630

0.73

?-Endosulfan

615

0.83

Dieldrin

606

0.51

Alachlor

479

0.26

Hexachlorobenzene

450

0.60

Pentachlorophenol

436

0.34

Anthracene

376

0.70

4-Nitrobiphenyl

370

0.27

Fluorene

330

0.28

Styrene

327

0.48

DDT

322

0.50

2-Acetylaminofluorene

318

0.12

?-BHC

303

0.43

Anethole

300

0.42

3,3-Dichlorobenzidine

300

0.20

?-BHC (lindane)

285

0.43

2-Chloronaphthalene

280

0.46

Phenylmercuric acetate

270

0.44

Carbofuran

266

0.41

1,2-Dichlorobenzene

263

0.38

Hexachlorobutadiene

258

0.45

p-Nonylphenol

250

0.37

4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene

249

0.24

PCB-1221

242

0.70

DDE

232

0.37

m-Xylene

230

0.75

Acridine yellow

230

0.12

Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)

224

0.51

Benzidine dihydrochloride

220

0.37

?-BHC

220

0.49

n-Butylphthalate

220

0.45

n-Nitrosodiphenylamine

220

0.37

Silvex

215

0.38

Phenanthrene

215

0.44

Dimethylphenylcarbinol

210

0.34

4-Aminobiphenyl

200

0.26

?-Naphthol

200

0.26

p-Xylene

200

0.42

?-Endosulfan

194

0.50

Chlordane

190

0.33

Acenaphthene

190

0.36

4,4 ?-Methylene-bis-(2-chloroaniline)

190

0.64

Benzo[ k]fluoranthene

181

0.57

Acridine orange

180

0.29

?-Naphthol

180

0.32

Ethylbenzene

175

0.53

o-Xylene

174

0.47

4,6-Dinitro- o-cresol

169

0.27

?-Naphthylamine

160

0.34

2,4-Dichlorophenol

157

0.15

1,2, 4-Trichlorobenzene

157

0.31

2,4, 6-Trichlorophenol

155

0.40

?-Naphthylamine

150

0.30

2,4-Dinitrotoluene

146

0.31

2,6-Dinitrotoluene

145

0.32

4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether

144

0.68

p-Nitroaniline

140

0.27

1,1-Diphenylhydrazine

135

0.16

Naphthalene

132

0.42

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