Main Title |
Effect of a Base-Catalyzed Dechlorination Process on the Genotoxicity of PCB-Contaminated Soil. |
Author |
DeMarini, D. M. ;
Houk, V. S. ;
Kornel, A. ;
Rogers, C. J. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Office of Research and Development. |
Publisher |
c1992 |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-92/433; |
Stock Number |
PB93-141323 |
Additional Subjects |
Soil contamination ;
Polychlorobiphenyl compounds ;
Mutagens ;
Catalysis ;
Salmonella ;
Escherichia coli ;
Polyethylene glycol ;
Sodium hydroxide ;
Bacteriophages ;
Reprints ;
Dechlorination
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB93-141323 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
10p |
Abstract |
We evaluated the genotoxicity of dichloromethane (DCM) extracts of PCB-contaminated soil before and after the soil had been treated by a base-catalyzed dechlorination process, which involved heating a mixture of the soil, polyethylene glycol, and sodium hydroxide to 250-350 C. This dechlorination process reduced by over 99% the PCB concentration in the soil, which was initially 2,200 ppm. The DCM extracts of both control and treated soils were not mutagenic in strain TA100 of Salmonella, but they were mutagenic in strain TA98. The base-catalyzed dechlorination process reduced the mutagenic potency of the soil by approximately one-half. The DCM extracts of the soils before and after treatment were equally genotoxic in a prophage-induction assay in E. coli, which detects some chlorinated organic carcinogens that were not detected by the Salmonella mutagenicity assay. These results show that treatment of PCB-contaminated soil by this base-catalyzed dechlorination process did not increase the genotoxicity of the soil. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Chemosphere, v24 n12 p1713-1720 Jun 92. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Effect of a Base-Catalyzed Dechlorination Process on the Genotoxicity of PCB-Contaminated Soil. |
Category Codes |
57Y; 57F; 68C; 99D |
NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/10 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
307031397 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |