Studies on chlorinated hydrocarbons as pollutants

Methodological approaches to the study of the combined effect of atmospheric pollutants as illustrated by chlorinated hydrocarbons.

The combined effect of substances with a unidirectional toxic action was studied with the use of several chlorinated hydrocarbons, including 1,2-dichloropropane, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, and perchlorethylene at various concentrations. The results of the study can be used as the basis for the development of methodological approaches to the study of the combined action of toxic substances administ...

Natural organic matter as reductant for chlorinated aliphatic pollutants.

Humic acids (HA) are ubiquitous redox-active compounds of natural aquatic and soil systems. Here we studied the potential of HA as reductants for chlorinated aliphatic pollutants. To avoid artifacts potentially involved when studying chemically reduced HA, we prepared electrochemically reduced soil, aquatic and synthetic HA, and anthrahydroquinone-2,6-disulfonic acid (AHQDS), a model compound f...

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as Environmental Pollutants: A review

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent a group of persisting and prevalent environmental pollutants that are harmful to the environment and humans due to their toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic potential. The emission of PAHs into the environment has increased with the increase in demand for petroleum products. The incomplete combustion of organic products such as coal, fuel oil, fir...

The Toxicity of the Chlorinated Hydrocarbons *

Because of their non-inflammability and their strong solvent properties the chlor compounds of the petroleum series have a wide and increasing use as degreasers of metal, cleansers of textiles, dry cleansers, solvents for rubber, tar, and gums, thinners for cellulose lacquers, and in treatment of garbage, tankage, and bones. Other uses are the production of high-grade lubricating oils from infe...

Toxicological evaluation of chlorinated hydrocarbons exposure on wildlife