Primož Auersperger (Author), Anja Koroša (Author), Nina Mali (Author), Brigita Jamnik (Author)

Abstract

Legislation addressing the quality of groundwater and increasing concerns over public health calls for the development of analytical methods that can produce accurate and precise results at the ppt level. Passive sampling has been recognised as a helpful tool in identifying various organic pollutants in groundwater, even when their presence had not yet been identified through conventional groundwater quality monitoring. The article presents an analytical method involving a simple and cost-effective passive sampling device using Zorflex® activated carbon fibres (ACFs) for the qualitative monitoring of a broad range of organic pollutants in water in a single run. The applicability of the method developed was tested in three hydrogeological studies. In the first case, we present a non-targeted qualitative screening and a list of 892 different contaminants detected in the groundwater in Slovenia. In the second case, we discuss the presence and origin of organic compounds in the groundwater from a pilot area of the urban aquifer, Ljubljansko polje. The third case presents a comparison of results between passive and grab sampling. Passive sampling with ACFs confirmed the presence of a pollutant, even when it had not been previously detected through a quantitative method.

Keywords

podzemna voda;pasivno vzorčenje;kvalitativna analiza;organska onesnaževala;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: GeoZS - Geological Survey of Slovenia
Publisher: MDPI
UDC: 556.3
COBISS: 97549571 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2073-4441
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Type (COBISS): Not categorized
Pages: str. 1-24
Volume: ǂvol. ǂ14
Issue: ǂno. ǂ4
Chronology: 2022
DOI: 10.3390/w14040585
ID: 14665433