Abstract
Today, a significant environmental problem is due to the presence of industrial landfills, some of them old, which can release toxic compounds into the environment (Chemosphere 42 (2001) 415; Chemosphere 31 (1995) 3455). The identification of directly linked to the leachate tracers of contamination in the wells around the landfills, as early markers of a potential risk for the environment and/or man, is a good strategy for an early evaluation of contamination. Our protocol developed for wells water characterization is based on solid phase extraction combined with GC-MS and HPLC-MS/MS. In this way a list of organic contaminants of a specific industrial landfill is obtained, giving a solid basis also for the risk assessment. Here we present some specific examples and the use of these pollutants for environmental monitoring.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 677-683 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemosphere |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2003 |
Keywords
- GC-MS
- Landfill
- Monitoring
- Pollutants
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Science(all)