Environmental Quality Research-Fate of Toxic Jet Fuel Components in Aquatic Systems

Abstract

This report contains the results of an investigation of the potential toxic effects of the jet fuel JP-4 (petroleum-based and shale-based) on the aqueous environment. Composition of different JP-4 samples and their water extracts are compared. Techniques for the formation and analysis of water soluble extracts of JP-4 are described together with preliminary bioassay procedures using the aquatic organisms, Daphnia magna and Artemia salina. The first steps in the development of a mathematical model designed to describe and predict the effects of jet fuel spills are reported. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109790

Entities

People

  • Leon Hunter
  • P. C. Ulrichs
  • Robert C. Cooper
  • Robert Okazaki

Organizations

  • University of California, Irvine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alkanes
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Biomedical Research
  • California
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Contracts
  • Environment
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mixing
  • Salt Water
  • Test Methods
  • Toxicity

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Petroleum Engineering