Main Title |
Comparison of Drinking Water Mutagenicity with Leaching of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Water Distribution Pipes. |
Author |
Basu, D. K. ;
Saxena, J. ;
Stoss, F. W. ;
Santodonato, J. ;
Neal, M. W. ;
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CORP Author |
Syracuse Research Corp., NY. Life and Environmental Sciences Div. ;Center for Environmental Information, Rochester, NY.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Drinking Water. |
Publisher |
c1987 |
Year Published |
1987 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-806413; EPA/600/J-87/482; |
Stock Number |
PB90-100454 |
Additional Subjects |
Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons ;
Mutagens ;
Potable water ;
Toxicology ;
Water pipelines ;
Comparison ;
Conditioning(Treating) ;
Salmonella typhimurium ;
Tables(Data) ;
Reprints ;
Water pollution effects(Humans) ;
Mutagenicity tests
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB90-100454 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
20p |
Abstract |
The primary objectives of the study were to examine the changes in concentration of six polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and the possibility of changes in mutagenic potential of treated waters as a result of their passage through commonly used distribution pipes. With the exception of the finished water taken at one treatment plant in which the total concentration of the six PAH was 138.5 parts per trillion (ppt), the total initial concentration in all other treated water ranged from 0 to 13.4 ppt. The corresponding total PAH concentration in water after passage through the distribution pipes varied from 0 to 61.6 ppt. This demonstrated that PAH concentration in water can increase as a result of their passage through coated distribution pipes. Mutagenic activity was also detected in many of the treated water samples, however, the levels of this activity did not correlate with either the transit of water through the distribution system or the levels of PAH in the water. There was some evidence to indicate that the water treatment process itself may have contributed to the mutagenicity observed in the finished water. |