Toxicity of Tolyltriazole to Gram-Positive Coccus Microorganisms

<p>Maintaining safe flight operations military and civilian in cold weather requires the use of deicing fluids. Glycols the primary component of deicers have been extensively studied. Water and additives such as corrosion inhibitors and other performance enhancing chemicals make up the remaining portion of deicing fluids. Little research has been conducted on the additives but several are suspected toxins to microorganisms therefore the EPA regulates the disposal of spent de-icing fluids. Tolyltriazole a corrosion inhibitor found in deicing fluids is a suspected human carcinogen. It is also known to be moderately toxic to microorganisms based on Microtox results. The purpose of this research was to determine whether tolyltriazole is toxic to isolated and or consortia of common soil microorganisms found in soil samples and cultivated using propylene glycol and yeast extract. The microorganisms were exposed to increasing concentrations of tolyltriazole and the DO uptake rate was calculated.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>