Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine

Yazarlar: İsmail SUNAR, Mahmut KOPAN, Soner AKGÜN

Konular:Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri

DOI:10.32322/jhsm.725795

Anahtar Kelimeler:GC-MS P&T,THM

Özet: Aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine the by-products of volatile organic compounds such as trihalomethan (chloroform, tribromomethane bromodichloromethan, dibromochloromethan), which are formed in drinking water after disinfection of chlorine and its compounds used in drinking water treatment processes. Method: In the studies carried out in the Kocaeli region, analyzes were performed on a total of 10 samples from two different points (A-B) on different days. Analytical evaluations were performed quantitatively with the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry purge and trap device. In the verification studies, the lowest measurable detection limit was calculated as 0.010 µg/l and the lowest measurable limit was 0.051 µg/l as a result of ten repetitive studies. Results: In the studies conducted from both points, the total trihalomethane amount of 5 drinking water samples taken from Point A; 32.81 µg/l (ppb), total trihalomethane amount of 5 drinking water samples taken from point B; it has been observed to be 32.93 µg/l (ppb). In the studies conducted, it was determined that there is no large amount of differences in the samples taken from both points, although their geographical locations were different. Conclusion: As a result of this analysis, it was observed that the total amount of trihalomethane formed as a result of chlorination in drinking water by the Environmental Protection Agency, which is included in international standards, remaining below the limit value of 100 µg/l (ppb) specified in the regulations. Advance oxidation processes can be used to improve drinking water quality.

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