Lee M L, Later D W, Rollins D K, Eatough D J, Hansen L D
Science. 1980 Jan 11;207(4427):186-8. doi: 10.1126/science.7350652.
Dimethyl sulfate and its hydrolysis product monomethyl sulfate have been found at concentrations as high as 830 parts per million in fly ash and in airborne particulate matter from coal combustion processes. This discovery poses a new environmental problem because of the mutagenic and carcinogenic properties of these compounds.
在粉煤灰以及煤炭燃烧过程产生的空气中颗粒物中，已发现硫酸二甲酯及其水解产物硫酸氢甲酯的浓度高达百万分之830。由于这些化合物具有致突变性和致癌性，这一发现带来了一个新的环境问题。
