Formation of strong mutagen [3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone] MX by chlorination of fractions of lake water

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1021-1026

  Xu, Xu ^a   Zou, Huixian ^a   Zhang, Jinqi ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Fractions; GC MS; Humic substances; MX

Indexed keywords

LAKES; MUTAGENS; ORGANIC ACIDS; WATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FRACTIONS; FULVIC ACIDS; HUMIC ACIDS;

CHLORINATION;

DRINKING WATER; FULVIC ACID; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; HUMIC ACID; LAKE WATER; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0342460606     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00360-0     Document Type: Article

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