Abstract
The strong bacterial mutagen, 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (MX) was formed by aqueous chlorination of some chlorinated phenolic compounds with structures related to aromatic units in aquatic humus. Chlorination at pH 2 produced more MX than chlorination at pH 7. Compounds structurally related to MX were also determined. MX was responsible for a major part of the total mutagenicity of the chlorination products.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 547-555 |
Journal | Chemosphere |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |