Correlation between the amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and mutagenicity of airborne particulate samples from Taichung City, Taiwan
- Chung Shan Medical and Dental Coll., Taichung (Taiwan, Province of China). Inst. of Toxicology
Taichung is the largest city in the central part of Taiwan, and its air pollution problems are similar to those in other large cities around the world. To evaluate the potential of the air pollution and identify major pollutant sources in this city, 181 airborne particulate samples were collected biweekly from seven locations around Taichung over an entire year. The mutagenicity of acetone extracts of the air samples was evaluated using the Salmonella/microsomal test with Salmonella typhimurium TA98 in the presence and absence of S9 mixtures. The air samples from September 1994 showed the highest direct and indirect mutagenicity, respectively. To elucidate the correlation between mutagenicity and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), high-performance liquid chromatography was used to determine the amount of each of 10 PAHs in the air samples.
- OSTI ID:
- 638288
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Research, Journal Name: Environmental Research Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 78; ISSN ENVRAL; ISSN 0013-9351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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