Sampling and Analysis of Odorous Compounds in Water Treatment Plants |
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Authors: | Markus Hangartner |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Hygiene and Ergonomics, Swiss Federal institute of Technology , 8092, Zurich, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Abstract The following analytical method has been used to identify some odorous compounds in the air of the water treatment plant Werdholzli, Zurich: sampling of contaminated air with the help of activated carbon, desorption by the solvents carbon disulphide and methylene chloride, separation of the carbon disulfide extract into a polar and a nonpolar fraction by adsorption column chromatography on silica. Hereafter gaschromatographic analysis of the polar fraction on glass capillary column (Ucon HB 5100); detection and identification were achieved by flame ionisation, thermoionic nitrogen selective detector and computerized mass spectrometry (Finnigan 3200 F, data system 6110). The results show the presence of sulfur compounds: thiophenes, thiazoles; nitrogen compounds: pyrazines; oxygen compounds: phenols, alcohols and some unsatured hydrocarbons. The malodorous compounds were sulfur and nitrogen compounds in the range of 0.01-0.1 ppm. |
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Keywords: | Odorous components water treatment capillary GC-MS activated carbon sampling. |
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