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Thirty-eight wastewater samples were collected from 19 petrochemical plants located in Taiwan during 1991. These plants represented most of petrochemical industry in Taiwan. Water samples were passed through an XAD-2 resin column and then eluted by acetone. The mutagenicity of wastewater was determined by the Ames Salmonella/microsome test.
52.6 and 26.3% of wastewater collected respectively in summer and winter were found to exhibit mutagenic activity in Salmonella typhimuriumTA 98 and TA 100. Four samples collected from 2 plants had higher levels of mutagenicity. The measurement and identification of mutagenic pollutants in this kind of wastewater need further investigation.
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Mao, I.F., Chen, M.L., Lan, C.F. et al. Mutagenicity determination of the wastewater emitted from petrochemical industry in Taiwan. Water Air Soil Pollut 76, 459–466 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00482718
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