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Effect of solid waste landfill organic pollutants on groundwater in three areas of Sicily (Italy) characterized by different vulnerability

Serena IndelicatoGiovannella PecorainoFabio VitaVita Di StefanoDavid BongiornoA. PisciottaSabina MoriciC. ScalettaGiuseppe AvelloneRossella Di LeonardoSergio BellomoLeonardo La PicaLeopoldo CerauloRocco FavaraEsterina Gagliano CandelaSantino OrecchioSalvatrice Vizzini

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Polychlorinated DibenzodioxinsMunicipal solid wasteSettore CHIM/10 - Chimica Degli AlimentiHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesis0208 environmental biotechnology02 engineering and technology010501 environmental sciencesSolid Waste01 natural sciencesSettore CHIM/12 - Chimica Dell'Ambiente E Dei Beni CulturaliPAHsVOCs.Hazardous wasteEnvironmental monitoringEnvironmental ChemistryEcotoxicologySettore CHIM/01 - Chimica AnaliticaPCBsSicilyGroundwaterBenzofurans0105 earth and related environmental sciencesPollutantDioxinEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental monitoringGeneral MedicineContaminationPolychlorinated BiphenylsPollution020801 environmental engineeringWaste Disposal FacilitiesDioxins; Environmental monitoring; Groundwater; Landfill ; PAHs ; PCBs ; VOCs.ItalyEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceLandfillWater Pollutants ChemicalGroundwaterPolychlorinated dibenzofurans

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The aim of this study was to obtain information on the presence and levels of hazardous organic pollutants in groundwater located close to solid waste landfills. Eighty-two environmental contaminants, including 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 20 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 29 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 7 dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, PCDDs) and 10 furans (polychlorinated dibenzofurans, PCDFs) were monitored in areas characterised by different geological environments surrounding three municipal solid waste landfills (Palermo, Siculiana and Ragusa) in Sicily (Italy) in three sampling campaigns. The total concentrations of the 16 PAHs were always below the legal threshold. Overall, the Fl/Fl + Py diagnostic ratio revealed that PAHs had a petrogenic origin. VOC levels, except for two notable exceptions near Palermo landfill, were always below the legal limit. As concerns PCB levels, several samples were found positive with levels exceeding the legal limits. It is worth noting that the % PCB distribution differs from that of commercial compositions. In parallel, some samples of groundwater containing PCDDs and PCDFs exceeding the legal threshold were also found. Among the 17 congeners monitored, the most abundant were the highest molecular weight ones.

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2017-06-01
10.1007/s11356-017-9198-8http://hdl.handle.net/10447/237436