In this study, the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) specifically / 17
Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) and 19 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
(PAHs) were evaluated in the sediment samples of Balikesir (Ikizcetepeler) Dam
Lake. Sixteen sampling points were chosen for determination of concentrations of
OCPs and PAHs After ultrasonic bath extraction of the sediment samples GC-MS
was used as analytical tool. Extraction efficiencies changes from 63.8 to 87.4%
depending on the type of the POPs. Average OCP concentration was found in the
range of 3.33-379 µ / g/kg a, average PAH concentration was found in the range of
3.28-32.9 µ / g/kg. Pollution maps regarding OCP and PAH distributions were drawn
and the correlation between these two pollutant types was investigated. The quality
control (QC) and quality assurance tests were applied by the analysis of standard
reference materials (SRMs), surrogate standards and analysis replicates.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612916/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 February 2011 |
| Creators | Gokmen, Pinar |
| Contributors | Tuncel, Semra |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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