Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polyschlorinated dibenzofurans in sewage sludges

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Chemosphere; (United States)

OSTI ID:5112521

Weerasinghe, N C.A.; Gross, M L; Lisk, D J

A municipal sewage sludge from Syracuse, New York and a largely domestic sludge from Sodus, New York were analyzed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) using combined gas chromatography and high resolution mass spectrometry (GC/HRMS). Concentrations in ppt of the following PCDDs were found in the Syracuse sludge: tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (TCDDs), 150, hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (HxCDDs), 2100, heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (HCDDs), 6300, octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (OCDDs), greater than 60,000. The following ppt concentrations were found in the Sodus sludge: TCDDs, 7200, HxCDDs, 300 HCDDs, 900, OCDDs 7500. The TCDD was a single but not the highly toxic 2,3,7,8-isomers. PCDFs were mostly nondetectable in the sludges. The toxicology and potential for environmental contamination by these compounds are discussed.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln
• OSTI ID: 5112521
• Journal Information: Chemosphere; (United States), Journal Name: Chemosphere; (United States) Vol. 14:5; ISSN CMSHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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