Industrial pollutants in ground waters from northern Milan.
Ground water samples from an industrialised area near Milan were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to identify the main pollutants and to quantify two classes of chemicals: polychloro-1,3-butadienes (PCBD) and some aromatic amines. The water contained several halogenated aromatic and aliphatic compounds and heavy contamination due to PCBD, probably arising from contaminated land where a disused chemical plant is located. All the samples contained low levels of aromatic amines indicating a diffuse contamination probably arising from different sources.
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Laboratorio di Farmacologia e Tossicologia Ambientali, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano.
Müller
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Davoli
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Castelli
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Benfenati
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D000588:Amines / Q000032:analysis; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D002070:Butadienes / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007558:Italy; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
D000588:Amines; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D002070:Butadienes; D007220:Industrial Waste; D014873:Water Pollutants; C001335:hexachlorobutadiene