Ecotoxicology of Diesel Fuel and its Combustion Products
Gordana T. Hajdukovic and Ruzica M. Nikolic
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Corresponding author: Ruzica M. Nikolic
Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”
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CEJOEM 2000, Vol.6. No.2-3.:124-128
Key words:
Pollution, diesel fuel, combustion products, distribution, transformation, and effects
Abstract:
An overview of the problems of the environmental pollution caused by diesel fuel spills and overall combustion products are presented. Toxicity of diesel fuel is generally attributed to soluble aromatic compounds, but insoluble hydrocarbons should also be implicated. Alkyl derivatives of benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are considered as most harmful. New oxygen and nitrogen derivatives of hydrocarbons are formed as a result of oxidative and pyrolytic processes during their combustion. Possible interactions with other substances from soil and waters can also occur, contributing thus to further environmental damage.
Received: 31 July 2000
Accepted: 06 September 2000
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