Surface microlayer enrichment of volatile organic compounds and semivolatile organic compounds in drinking water source

Article type: Research Article

Authors: HUANG, Zhi | ZHOU, Wen | YU, Ya-juan | ZHANG, Ai-qian | HAN, Shuo-kui | WANG, Lian-sheng

Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Sources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

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Abstract: Enrichment of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and semi-volatility organic compounds (SVOC) in surface microlayer (SM) of three drinking water sources were studied. The enrichment factor (EFs) were 0.67 to 13.37 and 0.16 to 136, respectively. The results showed some VOC and most SVOC could enrich in SM. Some EFs of SVOC was quite high. Suspension and temperature could affect EFs of SVOC, slim wind and water movement do not destroy enrichment of organic in SM.

Keywords: surface microlayer, enrichment, GC-MS, SPE

Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 56-60, 2004