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Table 4 Estimations for log KOW of the investigated antiparasitics based on RTO log KOC reported in this work. Compiled KOC–KOW correlations are sorted chronologically

From: Sorption of selected antiparasitics in soils and sediments

Substance in soils

Estimated log KOW calculated from reported KOC–KOW correlations

Karickhoff [68]a

Gerstl [91]b

Sabljić et al. [92]c

Baker [93]d

 ABA

4.02

4.37

4.36

3.92

 DOR

4.32

4.81

4.73

4.25

 IVM

4.52

5.09

4.96

4.46

 MOX

5.14

6.00

5.73

5.15

Substance in sediments

 ABA

4.42

4.96

4.85

4.36

 DOR

4.53

5.11

4.98

4.47

 IVM

5.01

5.81

5.57

5.00

 MOX

5.38

6.34

6.01

5.40

  1. aOriginal equation: \(\log K_{{{\text{oc}}}} = 0.989*\log K_{{{\text{ow}}}} - 0.346\) (for hydrophobic chemicals)
  2. bOriginal equation: \(\log K_{{{\text{oc}}}} = 0.679*\log K_{{{\text{ow}}}} + 0.663\) (for non-specific chemicals)
  3. cOriginal equation: \(\log K_{{{\text{oc}}}} = 0.81*\log K_{{{\text{ow}}}} + 0.10\) (for predominantly hydrophobic chemicals)
  4. dOriginal equation: \(\log K_{{{\text{oc}}}} = 0.903*\log K_{{{\text{ow}}}} + 0.094\) (for non-specific chemicals)