Determination of organochlorine compounds and polycyclic aromatic hidrocarbons in Lagoa de Carapicuiba- SP / Determinação de compostos organoclorados e hidrocarbonetos poliaromáticos na Lagoa de Carapicuíba - SP

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

In 2002, started the workmanships of widening and deepening of the gutter of the river Tietê in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, as a tool to prevent the periodic floods that happen in this region. A large amount of sediment, rocks and garbage have been removed from the river and this same material has been deposited in the lagoa de Carapicuíba, which should be partially filled with earth according to a project that foresees the implement of a public park in the place. Organochlorine compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are classified as micropollutants to the ecosystems. Their impacts on the environment have been widely discussed by the scientific community in the past decades. Environmental data were obtained from the diagnosis of organochlorine compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of water and sediment from this lagoon. The extraction method of the studied compounds (gama-BHC, Heptachlor, Aldrin, Heptachlor epoxid, Benzo(a)Pirene, Fluorine, Naphatalene) of the sediments has been made by Soxhlet apparatus and Solid Phase Extraction method were used for the leached and solubilizated extracts. A stage of clean-up was necessary to remove substances which could modify results. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry has been used to identify organochlorine compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the leached and solubilizated extracts. The extracts of the sediment have been injected in a Gas Chromatograph apparatus with detector of eletron capture for the identification and quantification of organochlorine compounds. The methodology used in the extraction and quantification was considered satisfactory, with recovery indexes and relative standard deviation values internationally accepted. The concentration values of the organochlorines obtained in the leached and solubilizated extracts were under the chromatograph detection limits. The concentration of organoclhorine compounds found in extracts of the sediments values varied from 9 to 175 ?g kg-1. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were identified in few leached and solubilizated extracts.

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hidrocarbonetos poliaromáticos compostos organoclorados polycyclic aromatic hidrocarbons lagoa de carapicuiba organochlorine compounds lagoa de carapicuiba

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