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Carcinogenic and Mutagenic Effects of PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been the subject of extensive experimental and epidemiological investigation as potential carcinogens. The...
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Determination of genotoxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a sediment from the Black River (Ohio)
Polycyciic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) have been identified as genotoxic pollutants in sediment from the Black River, Ohio, where a high incidence of...
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Organic compounds in soils and sediments from unlined waste disposal pits for natural gas production and processing
Samples of soil in dry waste pits and of sediment from waste pits currently in-use for natural gas production in the San Juan Basin of northwest New...
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The identification and measurement of components in gasoline, kerosene, and no. 2 fuel oil that partition into the aqueous phase after mixing
Some of the most common spills in waterways involve petroleum products, which are complex mixtures of varying compositions, depending on source and...
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Oil spill studies: A review of ecological effects
We reviewed seven particularly well known and/or studied oil spills that have occurred since the National Academy of Sciences 1975 report, “Petroleum...
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Characterization of airborne particles at a high-btu coal-gasification pilot plant
Airborne particles in fugitive emissions have been measured at a slagging fixed-bed coal-gasification pilot plant using lignite. Sampling was...
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Organic constituents of mutagenic secondary effluents from wastewater treatment plants
The organic constituents of mutagenically active secondary effluents from industrial plants and publicly-owned treatment works in Illinois were...
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Volatile Aromatics
Benzene, toluene, the xylenes, ethyl benzene, styrene, isopropyl benzene (cumene), chlorobenzene, the dichlorobenzenes, nitrobenzene, diphenyl,...
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Halogenated Aromatics
Apart from pesticides, chlorinated aromatic compounds have attracted, and continue to attract, more attention from scientists, legislative bodies,...
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The accumulation of low molecular weight aromatic hydrocarbons of crude oil by coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus)
Coho salmon ( Oncorhynchus kisutch ) and starry flounder ( Platichthys stellatus ) were exposed to 0.9±0.1 ppm of a water-soluble fraction (WSF) of...
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Effects of No. 2 fuel oil water-soluble-fractions on growth and reproduction in Neanthes arenaceodentata (Polychaeta: annelida)
Effects of water-soluble-fractions (WSFs) from No. 2 Fuel Oil on growth and reproduction in a laboratory strain of Neanthes arenaceodentata were...