Determination of Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Copper and Zinc in Drinking Water from R. Macedonia

Todorovska, Nadica and Popovski, Orce and Trajchevski, Neven and Atkovska, Katerina and Lisichkov, Kiril (2018) Determination of Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Copper and Zinc in Drinking Water from R. Macedonia. Knowledge - International Journal, Scientific Papers, 28 (4). pp. 1259-1264. ISSN 2545-4439

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Abstract

The presence of some chemical compounds at higher levels than maximum permissible concentrations (MPC) in the drinking water, suggests of water resources pollution. In this paper the following elements were analyzed: total arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper and zinc. Twelve samples of water from the water supply system from the city of Skopje were examined during one year from three different springs. Also, ten samples of bottled water from three producers from the Macedonian market were tested.
The determined average mass concentrations of total As, Cd(II), Pb(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) in the analyzed water samples from the water supply system are 1.35 μg/l, 0.06 μg/l, 0.6 μg/l, 0.9 μg/l and 1,12 μg/l, respectively, and for the tested bottled water, the mean values ranges from 0.56 - 0.83 μg total As / l, 0.053 - 0.056 μg Cd(II)/l, 0.51 - 0.54 μg Pb(II)/l , 0.6 - 0.87 μg Cu(II)/l and 0.68 - 0.8 μg Zn(II)/l water.
The following instrumental analytical methods and techniques were used for the analysis of the tested samples of drinking water: flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), atomic absorption spectroscopy with hydride cеll, electrothermal atomic absorption spectroscopy.
The obtained results are shown in tables and graphic form. According to the obtained results a comparative analysis was carried out indicate that it is a water of good quality that can be used in different branches of the process industry.
The obtained results in this paper do not exceed the values of the MPC of the Republic of Macedonia prescribed by the legal regulations for the drinking water, which confirm the health safety of the drinking water from the water supply system in the city of Skopje and the packed waters from the Macedonian market in relation to the tested elements.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Natural sciences > Chemical sciences
Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences
Natural sciences > Physical sciences
Divisions: Military Academy
Depositing User: Neven Trajchevski
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2019 14:02
Last Modified: 03 Dec 2019 14:02
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/23035

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