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Methylation products of chlorophenols, catechols and hydroquinones in soil and earthworms of sawmill environments
Juha KnuutinenJanne SalminenVeikko HuhtaHelena PalmJari Haimisubject
PollutionEnvironmental EngineeringbiologySoil testChemistryHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesismedia_common.quotation_subjectEarthwormPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral MedicineGeneral Chemistrybiology.organism_classificationPollutionDry weightOligochaetaDry soilEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental Chemistrymedia_commondescription
Abstract Soil samples and earthworms collected from one noncleaned and two cleaned sawmill environments were analysed for their content of chlorinated anisoles (methoxybenzenes), veratroles (1,2-dimethoxybenzenes) and 1,4-dimethoxybenzenes. 2,3,4,6-tetrachloroanisole and pentachloroanisole were observed in all soil samples studied, in maximum combined amount about 1.5 μg/g dry soil. Small amounts (ca. 1–110 ng/g dry mass) of 3,4,5-trichloroveratrole, tetrachloroveratrole and tetrachloro-1,4-dimethoxybenzene were found in the most polluted soil samples. Only 2,3,4,6-tetrachloroanisole and pentachloroanisole were found in earthworms, where concentrations of each were ca. 0.1–20 μg/g fat. In general, the concentration of pentachloroanisole was higher than that of 2,3,4,6-tetrachloroanisole in earthworms.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-01-01 | Chemosphere |