Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 4

Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Water of the Arvand and Bahmanshir Rivers in Iran

  • Author:
  • Maryam Shomalinezhad1, Elias Dahdouh2, Parizad Rezaei3, Rozita Mostatab1, Fatemeh Moghimizare1, Razie Bahrami1, Narges Chamkouri1,
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 794 to 798

1Abadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran

2Department of microbiology, University hospital la paz, ldipaz, Spain

3Department of Chemical Engineering, Abadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadan, Iran

*Corresponding Author Narges Chamkouri, Department of Chemical Engineering, Abadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadan, Iran

Online published on 27 November, 2019.

Abstract

In this study, two of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated in water samples of the Arvand and Bahmanshir rivers in Iran. High performance liquid chromatography with Solid phase extraction (HPLC-SPE) was used to analyze the PAHs in warwe. Our results show that the average concentration of benzo (α) pyrene and anthracene in the outlet of the rivers is lower than the permissible amount as compared to the WHO standard.

Keywords

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), water samples, solid phase extraction