N -Formyliminodiacetic Acid, a New Compound from the Reaction of Nitrilotriacetic Acid and Chlorine
- 8 June 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 204 (4397) , 1081-1082
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.36659
Abstract
It has been proposed that nitrilotriacetic acid be substituted for trisodium polyphosphates in detergents as a way to reduce the rate of eutrophication in the Great Lake Basin. The reaction of nitrilotriacetic acid with chlorine-containing solutions produces a hitherto unknown degradation production, N-formyliminodiacetic acid, in high yield. The toxicological and environmental implications of this reaction are unclear.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: