Stability of Nitrosamines in Samples of Lake Water, Soil, and Sewage2
- 1 February 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Vol. 54 (2) , 327-330
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/54.2.327
Abstract
N-nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosodiethylamine, and N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine were resistant to degradation in soil, sewage, and lake water. No degradation ot these nitrosamines was observed in lake water during a 3.5-month period. Alag of nearly 30 days occurred before their slow disappearance from soil; they disappeared slowly from sewage, but a minimum of 50% remained after 14 days. The results with sewage and soil suggest a microbial involvement in the slow decomposition of these nitrosamines.Keywords
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