Occurrence of chlorinated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in tap water

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00137a001· OSTI ID:5152496

Shiraishi, H; Pilkington, N H; Otsuki, A; Fuwa, K

Organic compounds in tap waters were extracted by a modified continuous liquid-liquid extractor and analyzed by computerized gas chromatography/mass spectrometry using a fused silica capillary column. The results indicate the presence of monochlorinated derivatives of naphthalene, dibenzofuran, fluorene, fluorenone, phenanthrene, and fluoranthene and dichlorinated derivatives of naphthalene, phenanthrene, and fluoranthene. The parent polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their oxygenated derivatives such as fluorenone and anthraquinone were also found. It was demonstrated that chlorinated PAHs (Cl-PAHs) were really present in tap waters at 10/sup -1/-10/sup -2/ ng/L levels.

• Research Organization: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Yatabe, Japan
• OSTI ID: 5152496
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 19:7; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AROMATICS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CONDENSED AROMATICS
DATA
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUORENE
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
NAPHTHALENE
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENANTHRENE
POLLUTION
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER SUPPLY