Evaluation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Tehran’s Districts Drinking Water

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assist. Prof., Dept. of Environment, Tehran University, Tehran

2 Prof., Dept. of Environment, Tehran University, Tehran

3 Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University, Tehran

4 M.Sc. of Analytical Chemistry, Dept. of Environment, Tehran University, Tehran

Abstract

In this study Tehran’s drinking water was evaluated for the presence of chlorinated hydrocarbons during spring and summer of 2009. Chlorinated hydrocarbons are an important class of environmental pollutants that cause adverse health effects on human’s kidney, liver and central nervous systems. In this study six water districts were selected for taking drinking water samples in the city of Tehran as well as one location outside the city limits. The samples were analyzed by GC/MS using EPA method 8260. The average concentrations of 1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,2 Dichloromethane, Tetra chloromethane, Trichloroethylene and tetra chloroethylene were determined during a 7 month period and the results were 0.04ppb, 0.52ppb, 0.01ppb, 0.24ppb, 0.03ppb respectively. The highest concentration of chlorinated hydrocarbon observed in Tehran’s drinking water was Trichloroethylene and the lowest concentration was Tetra chloromethane. Districts 5 and 6 showed the highest concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the city of Tehran.

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Journal of Water and Wastewater; Ab va Fazilab ( in persian )
Volume 22, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Serial number:80
January and February 2012
Pages 63-70

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