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- Title
Benzthiazoles in estuarine sediments as indicators of street runoff.
- Authors
Spies, Robert B.; Andresen, Brian D.; Rice Jr, David W.
- Abstract
Street runoff can be a major source of potentially toxic aromatic compounds that enter estuaries, embayments and ocean inlets1,2. While investigating contaminated sediments in San Francisco Bay we discovered several benzthiazoles, which appear to be derived from the use of anti-oxidants in the manufacture of rubber tyres. Our investigations confirm that two of these compounds, benz-thiazole and 2-(4-morpholinyl)-benzthiazole, occur in street runoff and that they can result from the weathering of a commercially used anti-oxidant in rubber manufacture. These compounds are proposed as potential indicators of the contribution of street runoff to the contaminants in sediments of urban coastal areas.
- Publication
Nature, 1987, Vol 327, Issue 6124, p697
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/327697a0