Editing Partition coefficient (section)

=== Agrochemical research ===

Hydrophobic insecticides and herbicides tend to be more active. Hydrophobic agrochemicals in general have longer half-lives and therefore display increased risk of adverse environmental impact.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Noble A | title = Partition coefficients (''n''-octanol—water) for pesticides | journal = Journal of Chromatography A | date = July 1993 | volume = 642 | issue = 1–2 | pages = 3–14 | doi = 10.1016/0021-9673(93)80072-G }}</ref>