The Center for Lake superior Environmental studies (CLSES) was created in the late 1960's, a period of national environmental concern. The founding scientists, from the departments of biology, chemistry, geology and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Acenaphthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). It is a con­stituent of coal tar and other petroleum residues. The compound is used as a dye intermediate, as an insecticide and fungicide, and in the manufacture ...

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 ...

A need exists for the characterization of natural waters regarding their capacities for reducing the toxic effects of discharged wastes to aquatic organisms An understanding of effects of naturally occurring ligands in ...

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 ...

Most studies on the toxicity of aluminum (Al) to aquatic life have been conducted in acidic waters, due to concerns centered around surface water acidification. Fewer studies have been ...