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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS NEAR DUMPSITES IN NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
Citation:
Elder, V., B. Proctor, AND R. Hites. ORGANIC COMPOUNDS NEAR DUMPSITES IN NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-81/658.
Description:
Water and sediment samples were taken from sites adjacent to hazardous waste disposal areas in Niagara Falls, New York. The samples were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The following compounds were identified: chlorobenzenes, chlorotoluenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives, cyclohexane derivatives, polychlorinated biphenyls, trichlorophenol and other phenols, benzotrifluorides, mirex and phenothiazine. A large number of benzyl derivatives and unusual fluorinated compounds were also found; they were probably waste byproducts of industrial chemical production. The hazardous waste disposal sites were major sources for most of the compounds. (Copyright (c) Heyden & Son Ltd, 1981.)