Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water from the Menderes River, Turkey

This study was undertaken to determine the possibility of potential impact of PAHs on the aquatic biota. First, we had developed a new method for measuring 13 different priority pollutant PAHs in waste water samples. Then, eight different water samples collected from different sites along the Mender...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2011-02, Vol.86 (2), p.221-225
Main Authors: Ardag, Hatice, Ozel, Mustafa Z, Sen, Alaattin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic animals
Aquatic biota
Aquatic plants
Aquatic Pollution
Biota
Contamination
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring
Extraction
Freshwater
Industrial areas
Liquid chromatography
monitoring
Pollutants
Pollution
Polyallylamine hydrochloride
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis
Reverse-phase HPLC
Rivers
Rivers - chemistry
Soil Science & Conservation
Surface water
Toxicology
Turkey
Waste Water Technology
Water analysis
Water Management
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water pollution
Water Pollution Control
Water Pollution, Chemical - statistics & numerical data
Water sampling
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Summary:This study was undertaken to determine the possibility of potential impact of PAHs on the aquatic biota. First, we had developed a new method for measuring 13 different priority pollutant PAHs in waste water samples. Then, eight different water samples collected from different sites along the Menderes River were analysed by this method involving SPE extraction and reverse-phase HPLC. The method presented here is suitable for rapid and accurate determination of PAH in surface waters and the PAH recoveries are practically quantitative. The levels of PAH in the analyzed samples range from 1.8 μg/L to 24.9 μg/L and industrialized areas were found to be highly polluted.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-011-0199-x