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Organic compounds residues investigation in groundwater at Assiut governorate, Egypt

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

However the adverse impact of organic pollutants and their occurrence in the food chain in Egypt, scarce studies have dealt with these pollutants in water resources. The aim of this work is the non-targeted organic compounds investigation in Assiut Governorate groundwater, Egypt. Thirty-four samples were collected and analyzed for their chemical oxygen demand (COD), and three of them were selected for the non-targeted survey of organic compounds by GC-MS instrument. The COD values ranged from 0 to 216 mg O2/l, indicating the pollution of some samples with organic compounds. The GC-MS results indicated the occurrence of plastic, petroleum, pesticides and pharmaceutical residues in the analyzed samples. The source of these compounds may be household effluents, improper disposal of wastewater through absorption septic tanks, improper application of panned pesticides and leakage from fuel tanks. Finally, the groundwater needs targeted investigation of organic pollutants in the study area.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.96028.4503

Keywords

Groundwater, Quaternary aquifer, Nile Valley, Organic residuals, plastics, gasoline, Pesticides

Authors

First Name

Amr

Last Name

Abd-Elgawad

MiddleName

Nasr Eldin

Affiliation

El Minia Governorate Quarries Administration

Email

geologyamr9@gmail.com

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First Name

Elmontser

Last Name

Seleem

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch

Email

geo_seleem@azhar.edu.eg

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First Name

Salah

Last Name

Zeid

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Egypt

Email

salahzeid62@yahoo.com

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First Name

Salman

Last Name

Salman

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Geological Sciences Dept., Inorganic Chemical Industries and Mineral Resources Research Division, National Research Centre

Email

sal_man19@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-2173-0438

Volume

65

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

29682

Issue Date

2022-03-01

Receive Date

2021-09-14

Publish Date

2022-03-01

Page Start

549

Page End

557

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_196889.html

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52

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Original Article

Type Code

297

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023