Mutagenic activity of two soils amended with a wood-preserving waste

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00155a006· OSTI ID:5786283

Donnelly, K C; Davol, P; Brown, K W; Estiri, M; Thomas, J C

Organic compounds extracted from soils amended with a wood-preserving bottom sediment induced a mutagenic response in bioassays using Salmonella typhimurium and Aspergillus nidulans. The maximum level of mutagenic activity was observed in the base fraction from the waste-amended Bastrop soil. In the bioassay using S. typhimurium, the base fraction collected immediately after application from the Bastrop soil induced 77 net revertants/mg of extract, while the base fraction collected 540 days after waste application induced 1561 net revertants/mg extract. Since the amount of extractable material decreased greatly over this period, degradation appears to have reduced the weighted activity of wood-preserving waste added to soil. The weighted activity, as measured with S. typhimurium strain TA98, of the neutral fraction from 1 g of waste-amended Norwood soil was reduced from 7322 net revertants immediately after application to 1541 net revertants 1200 days after application. Major residual organic constituents in the soil were tentatively identified by GC/MS/DS and included pentachlorophenol, trimethylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, fluoranthene, pyrene, and cyclopentaphenanthrene. 37 references, 1 figure, 5 tables.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station
• OSTI ID: 5786283
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 21:1; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACENAPHTHENE
AROMATICS
BACTERIA
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CONDENSED AROMATICS
CONTAMINATION
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GROUND DISPOSAL
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MICROORGANISMS
MUTAGEN SCREENING
MUTANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHENANTHRENE
PRESERVATIVES
PYRENE
REVERTANTS
SALMONELLA
SCREENING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOILS
SPECTROSCOPY
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WOOD