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Adsorption to solid soil phase is not expected. 

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As calculated by PCKOCWIN v1.66, the Koc of caffeine is 10 (corrected log Koc = 1.0). The potential for adsorption to soil, sediment, and suspended solids is low. Two further studies assume that caffeine will not adsorb to sediment and suspended matter and thus will have a very high mobility if released to soil. These assumptions are based upon an estimated Koc of 18 - 22.