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 ...

The freshwater literature on aquatic toxicity and bioconcentration/ bioaccumulation has been critically reviewed for selected chemicals as identified under Task l of work assignment no. 45. Modifications of the original ...

Silver is used in jewelry, silverware, coins, electroplating, .and photo­ graphic processes. It is a waste product in the manufacture of these products and processes. Also, metal mining ...

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 ...

The primary sources of selenium in the environment are geologic and industrial. Selenium closely resembles sulfur chemically, and sulfur or sul­fide deposits of bismuth, copper, iron, lead, mercury, silver, and zinc ...

Hexachlorobenzene is a commercially produced chemical of high annual tonnage production used as a feedstock for many chemical manufacturing processes. It is a chemical listed by the U.S., Environmental Protection Agency ...

Antimony (III) chloride is very soluble in water. The Merck Index (9th ed.) reports a solubility of 1 g SbC13 per 10.1 mL of water. This solution undergoes gradual hydrolysis to antimony oxychloride (SbOCl), which is ...

The primary source of 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (2,4,5-TCP) contamination in the environment is industrial effluents. The compound itself is used as a germicide and also as a reagent in the synthesis of certain herbicides, ...