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Taste and Odor of ABS in Water
Author(s) -
Cohen Jesse M.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1963.tb01053.x
Subject(s) - odor , taste , distilled water , chemistry , food science , tap water , water content , bitter taste , chromatography , environmental science , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , geotechnical engineering , engineering
This article discusses a study to provide taste and odor thresholds for pure ABS. A review of the literature on taste and odor of detergents studies is provided. The experimental material for this study consisted of a sample of reference ABS obtained from the Soap and Detergent Association. The stated ABS content was 63.2 per cent. Solutions of purified ABS in distilled water were used. Solutions with ABS concentrations up to 1,000 mg/l had virtually no odor; however, much lower concentrations were detected by taste. Purified ABS at a concentration of 60 mg/l in water was detected in taste tests by 50 per cent of a panel of judges; the lowest detectable concentration, 16 mg/l, was detected by only 5 per cent of the panel. The ABS concentration in finished water rarely exceeded a few tenths of a milligram per liter purified ABS, corrected for moisture content, in taste‐ and odor‐free distilled water.