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[Detection of the strong mutagen MX in drinking water]
Junhe Lu1, Huixian Zou, Zirui Yu
1State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
Huan Jing Ke Xue= Huanjing Kexue
|June 7, 2002
Abstract:
MX [3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone] was found to be the most potent mutagen in chlorinated drinking water. MX in some tap waters in Jiangsu Province was absorbed by XAD-8 resin, methylized with saturated BF3-CH3OH and detected using GC/MS. The contents of MX in the tap waters were between 0.58 to 20.0 ng.L-1, except one of those samples. More MX was produced in low-water season.