Tale of two isomers: Complexities of human odor perception for cis - And trans -4-methylcyclohexane methanol from the chemical spill in west virginia

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1319-1327

  Gallagher, Daniel L ^a   Phetxumphou, Katherine ^a   Smiley, Elizabeth ^a   Dietrich, Andrea M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ISOMERS; METHANOL; ODORS; OIL SPILLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTABLE WATER;

CHEMICAL COMPONENT; CHEMICAL SPILL; CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER; DESCRIPTORS; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE; ODOR THRESHOLD CONCENTRATIONS; RESPONSE RANGE; WEST VIRGINIA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AIR POLLUTANT; CIS 4 METHYLCYCLOHEXANE METHANOL; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; DRINKING WATER; DRUG ANALYSIS; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE; TRANS 4 METHYLCYCLOHEXANE METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; METHANOL; ODOR; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIS ISOMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOMER; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; ISOMER; ISOMERISM; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; POLLUTION; RIVER; SPILLAGE; STEREOISOMERISM; TRANS ISOMER; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLOHEXANES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; PERCEPTION; RIVERS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WEST VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

GLYCYRRHIZA;

EID: 84964211659     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5049418     Document Type: Article

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