Evaluación de contaminantes orgánicos por cromatografía de gases en cuerpos de agua correspondiente al nororiente colombiano durante los años 2021 y 2022

Abstract

Some pollutants of environmental concern that affect water and are found at sub-ppb concentrations are persistent organic pollutants and semi-volatile compounds. This work studied the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, semivolatile phenolic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, and organophosphorus and organochlorine pesticides, in different origin water, using gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer or an electron microcapture detector. Of 956 samples studied among the exposed parameters, only values ​​above the quantification limit of the method were recorded for naphthalene, phenol, and the sum of 3-methylphenol and 4-methylphenol in non-domestic wastewater. The lack of regulations regarding the quality of discharges with these parameters is clear.