Chlorinated anisoles and veratroles in a Canadian river receiving bleached kraft pulp mill effluent. Identification, distribution, and olfactory evaluation

Autor: Brian G. Brownlee, Leigh R. Noton, Gordia MacInnis
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Environmental Science & Technology. 27:2450-2455
ISSN: 1520-5851
0013-936X
Popis: One chlorinated anisole and three chlorinated veratroles have been identified in extracts of Athabasca River water collected in the winter downstream from a bleached kraft pulp mill effluent. Their potential for causing off-flavors in the receiving waters was evaluated. The average concentration of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole was about 1 ng/L, close to the odor threshold concentration in water. The average concentrations of 4,5-dichloroveratrole, 3,4,5-trichloroveratrole, and tetrachloroveratrole were 7, 7, and 1 ng/L, respectively, 2-4 orders of magnitude below their odor threshold concentrations. Chemical structure appears to be more important than volatility from water (Henry's constant) in determining odor threshold concentration
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