Toluene is methylated benzene and obtained mainly from tar oil. It has many common uses as a solvent and in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, explosives, dyes and many other organic compounds. Toluene behaves ...

Phenanthrene is a by-product of fossil fuel combusion. It is a constituent of coal tars and has been detected in the stack gases of both oil- and coal-fired power and manufacturing plants. The purpose of this study ...

Several toxicity tests are needed to complete data sets for the numerical national water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life. This report contains some of the needed tests which are: an acute renewal ...

The Environmental Health Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UW-S) conducted tests to complete the data set necessary to derive national water quality criteria for nonylphenol. The tests were the eight ...

Certain species of life are incompatible with mechanisms associated with industries using natural waters for cooling or manufacturing. Many industries have increasing concerns with the interference of water flows due ...

This progress report covers the period of time between April 1, 1997, and June 30, 1997. Our efforts were focused on obtaining a better understanding of (l) the chemical behavior of silver in our specific test water as ...