The environmental formation of n-hydroxylated amines

Conference · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988 · American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)

OSTI ID:7169480

Spurgeon, C; Crosby, D ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Davis (USA)

Aromatic amines and nitro compounds are used extensively in many industries and because many of these compounds are known or suspected carcinogens they are becoming of increasing concern as environmental pollutants. Although the exact mechanism of the carcinogenic effects of these compounds is not yet fully understood, N-hydroxylation is regarded as an essential step. N-hydroxylated amines are known to be formed metabolically but it is not yet known if N-hydroxylation occurs in the environment or if the arylhydroxylamines are environmentally stable. The authors research focused on the environmental formation of N-hydroxylamines, specifically the formation of N-hydroxy-o-toluidine via the photooxidation in water of o-toluidine or the reduction in soil of 2-nitrotoluene. The photooxidation and reduction products were identified and the rates of formation and stabilities of the major products determined. N-hydroxy-o-toluidine was shown to be unstable in aqueous environments, oxidizing to 2-nitrosotoluene within 24 hours.

• OSTI ID: 7169480
• Report Number(s): CONF-890490--
• Journal Information: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA), Journal Name: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA) Vol. 29:1; ISSN ACEPC; ISSN 0093-3066
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540210* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Basic Studies-- (1990-)
540310 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Basic Studies-- (1990-)
AMINES
CHEMISTRY
DATA
DATA ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXYLAMINE
INFORMATION
MASS TRANSFER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMISTRY
SOIL CHEMISTRY
WATER