Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of Albania

This study presents concentrations of organochlorine pesticides and their residues in some water ecosystems of Albania. The water samples were collected in three ports of Adriatic Sea (Ports of Vlora, Durres and Porto-Romano), in four rivers (Semani, Shkumbini, Erzeni and Mati rivers) and two main l...

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Main Authors: Aurel Nuro, Elda Marku, Bledar Murtaj
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Language:English
Published: Engineering Society for Corrosion, Belgrade 2018-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/354
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description This study presents concentrations of organochlorine pesticides and their residues in some water ecosystems of Albania. The water samples were collected in three ports of Adriatic Sea (Ports of Vlora, Durres and Porto-Romano), in four rivers (Semani, Shkumbini, Erzeni and Mati rivers) and two main lagoons of Albania (Karavasta and Patoku lagoons). 117 water samples were analyzed for a two years period (March 2014 - April 2016). Qualitative and quantitative analyze of 31 organochlorine pesticides and their residues based on EPA 8081B Method were realized using technique of gas chromatography with electron capture detector. RTX-5 capillary column was used for separation of organochlorine compounds. The higher concentrations of organochlorine pesticides were found for water samples of Shkumbini River, Semani River and Karavasta Lagoon because of their previous use. Residues of pesticides were in higher level than pesticides because degradation processes. Some individual pesticides were found in higher concentrations in some stations. This could be because of punctual sources or recent use for these pesticides. Organochlorine pesticides concentrations were found to be in lower levels than reported data on previous studies for the same stations.
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spelling doaj-art-56ca7566027944e7b570483754e2a2c72025-08-20T03:33:35ZengEngineering Society for Corrosion, BelgradeZaštita Materijala0351-94652466-25852018-12-0159447548310.5937/zasmat1804475N353Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of AlbaniaAurel Nuro0Elda Marku1Bledar Murtaj2Tirana University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chemistry Department, Tirana, AlbaniaTirana University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chemistry Department, Tirana, AlbaniaTirana University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chemistry Department, Tirana, AlbaniaThis study presents concentrations of organochlorine pesticides and their residues in some water ecosystems of Albania. The water samples were collected in three ports of Adriatic Sea (Ports of Vlora, Durres and Porto-Romano), in four rivers (Semani, Shkumbini, Erzeni and Mati rivers) and two main lagoons of Albania (Karavasta and Patoku lagoons). 117 water samples were analyzed for a two years period (March 2014 - April 2016). Qualitative and quantitative analyze of 31 organochlorine pesticides and their residues based on EPA 8081B Method were realized using technique of gas chromatography with electron capture detector. RTX-5 capillary column was used for separation of organochlorine compounds. The higher concentrations of organochlorine pesticides were found for water samples of Shkumbini River, Semani River and Karavasta Lagoon because of their previous use. Residues of pesticides were in higher level than pesticides because degradation processes. Some individual pesticides were found in higher concentrations in some stations. This could be because of punctual sources or recent use for these pesticides. Organochlorine pesticides concentrations were found to be in lower levels than reported data on previous studies for the same stations.https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/354organochlorine pesticidesadriatic seaalbanian riverslagoonswater analyzegc/ecd
spellingShingle Aurel Nuro
Elda Marku
Bledar Murtaj
Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of Albania
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organochlorine pesticides
adriatic sea
albanian rivers
lagoons
water analyze
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title Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of Albania
title_full Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of Albania
title_fullStr Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of Albania
title_full_unstemmed Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of Albania
title_short Organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of Albania
title_sort organochlorine pesticides and their residues in surface waters of albania
topic organochlorine pesticides
adriatic sea
albanian rivers
lagoons
water analyze
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