Organic Pollutants in the Groundwaters Used for Irrigation Purpose Within a Coal-Bearing Basin of Northern Greece

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify potential toxic or environmentally relevant organic compounds in the aquifers of the Amynteo hydrogeological basin and to investigate a possible link of the identified organic contaminants with the Περίληψη Σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης είναι ο εντοπισμός τοξικών οργανικών ενώσεων στα υπόγεια ύδατα της υδρογεωλογικής λεκάνης Αμυνταίου και η έρευνα μιας πιθανής σύνδεσης αυτών των οργανικών ρυπαντών με τους λιγνίτες της περιοχής. Δέκα δείγματα υπόγειων υδάτων συλλέχθηκαν και υπέστησαν μία διαδοχική διαδικασία εκχύλισης υγρού-υγρού με διχλωρομεθάνιο. Όλα τα εκχυλίσματα αναλύθηκαν με αέρια χρωματογραφία-φασματομετρία μάζας (GC-MS). Οι οργανικές ενώσεις που προσδιορίστηκαν είναι : 2,2, τριακετίνη, ισοπροπυλικά παλμινικά, μυριστικό ισοπροπύλιο, Ν, εννεϋλοφαινόλες και μπουμετριζόλη. Ωστόσο, όλες

Investigation of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Water Sources around Elbistan Lignite Beds

“…In contrast, water samples taken from Afşin-Elbistan area are not contaminated with these abovementioned nephrotoxic and carcinogenic organic compounds, which may suggest a minimal influence of coal deposits on the groundwater quality. This outcome is parallel to the results of Iordanidis et al (2016) and Kosateva et al (2017a) reported. PAHs were not found in Amyneto lignites, Northern Greece and similarly coal derived PAHs were also not found in groundwater samples taken from Amyneto lignite basin which in turn indicates a minor influence of lignite deposits on groundwaters (Iordanidis et al, 2016).…”

“…This outcome is parallel to the results of Iordanidis et al (2016) and Kosateva et al (2017a) reported. PAHs were not found in Amyneto lignites, Northern Greece and similarly coal derived PAHs were also not found in groundwater samples taken from Amyneto lignite basin which in turn indicates a minor influence of lignite deposits on groundwaters (Iordanidis et al, 2016). In other studies, Kosateva et al (2017a) did leach experiments on Bulgarian lignites for 10 weeks by using different solvents and analytical equipments however did not find any harmful/ toxic organic compounds in the leachates (Kosateva et al, 2017a;2017b).…”