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Evaluation of the Soil Contamination of Tangier (Morocco) by the Determination of BTEX, PCBs, and PAHs
Abdelali ZouirÁNgel Morales-rubioFrancesc A. Esteve-turrillasTarik ChafikMiguel De La Guardiasubject
PollutantPollutionHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesismedia_common.quotation_subjectEnvironmental engineeringSoil ScienceBTEXContaminationPollutionEthylbenzeneSoil contaminationchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryEnvironmental chemistrySoil waterEnvironmental ChemistryGas chromatography–mass spectrometrymedia_commondescription
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX), twelve polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and seven polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), were selected as pollutants to evaluate the contamination of soils in the urban and industrial areas of Tangier (Morocco). PAHs and PCBs were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after a microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) clean-up. BTEX were directly determined by head-space GC-MS. Results obtained in this study show the presence of high levels of BTEX and PAHs in the soil near the urban waste deposit. However, the analysis of pollutants in the other sampling sites provided comprehensive evidence that soils of Tangier city are not contaminated.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-12 | Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal |