Polystyrene (PS), one of the representative plastics, is an environmental concern. The monitoring of styrene oligomers (SOs) as a possible indicator of PS pollution is important issue. However, there appears to be no or very limited information on both monitoring of SOs in drinking water and the physicochemical properties of SOs. Hence, this study is monitoring of SOs and the prediction of their physico-chemical properties. All samples in drinking water were often found to contain SOs such as styrene monomer (SM), styrene dimers (SDs), and styrene trimers (STs), in which these concentrations were in the range of 4.2 ~ 15.78 μg/L, and these concentration distribution was mostly in the order of ΣSTs &gt; ΣSDs&gt; SM. In addition, this study investigates the physico-chemical properties of SOs via EPI suite program based on the computational method. At a result, this study will help to understand the behavior of SOs present in the environment.

Physico-chemical properties of styrene oligomers as new pollutants in the environment

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