title: Water pollution: organic compounds in the Charles River, Boston.
abstract: The major lipophilic organic compounds present in water collected during November and December 1971 from the Charles River Basin (Boston) are as follows: normal alkanes (C(15) to C(31)), alkyl naphthalenes, alkyl anthracenes or phenanthrenes, pyrene, fluoranthene, dibutyl phthalate, and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. The concentration of the naphthalenes (determined by liquid chromatography) correlates with the effective storm-water runoff content of the river. These data suggest a multiplicity of sources ranging from indigenous biological materials to automobile exhaust condensate.
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis*; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000032:analysis; D001900:Boston; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000032:analysis; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000032:analysis; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000032:analysis; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D000873:Anthracenes; D005449:Fluorenes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds