Analysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade's water supply relies mainly on the River Sava and groundwater supply wells, which are located in the vicinity of the river and Ada Ciganlija. In this paper, the content of aluminum, boron, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, barium and lead was ana...
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| author | Antanasijević Davor Z. Lukić Nataša A. Pocajt Viktor V. Perić-Grujić Aleksandra A. Ristić Mirjana Đ. |
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| description | Belgrade's water supply relies mainly on the River Sava and groundwater supply wells, which are located in the vicinity of the river and Ada Ciganlija. In this paper, the content of aluminum, boron, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, barium and lead was analyzed in raw water as well as drinking water distributed by the Water Supply and Sewage of Belgrade. A total of 14 samples were examined from all water treatment plants that are part of the distribution system. The measurements were conducted using the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technique. The aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of drinking water preparation process in the plants belonging to the Water Supply and Sewage of Belgrade. The content of certain elements varies considerably in raw water (river and groundwater): the concentration of boron in river water is two to three times lower than the concentration in groundwater; the concentration of arsenic in river water is ten to twenty five times lower than the concentration in groundwater; the concentration of aluminum in all groundwater samples was below the detection limit of the instrument (0.50 μg/dm3), whilst in the river water the content of aluminum was about 50 μg/dm3 and the concentration of manganese in the river water was up to 10 times lower than the concentrations in groundwater. In all drinking water samples the concentration of the elements were bellow the maximum allowed levels according to the Serbian regulations. Correlation coefficients determined for boron, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, barium and lead, which were analyzed in raw waters, show that four groups of elements can be distinguished. Boron, manganese, arsenic and barium are related to each other and probably have a common natural origin; copper and lead probably have a common anthropogenic origin; correlation of nickel and cobalt was observed, while zinc was not in correlation with any other element. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69da4587d24d4b189a0ce5d0b0ec90ef2022-12-22T00:25:38ZengAssociation of Chemical Engineers of SerbiaHemijska Industrija0367-598X2011-01-0165218719610.2298/HEMIND101027001AAnalysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in Belgrade, SerbiaAntanasijević Davor Z.Lukić Nataša A.Pocajt Viktor V.Perić-Grujić Aleksandra A.Ristić Mirjana Đ.Belgrade's water supply relies mainly on the River Sava and groundwater supply wells, which are located in the vicinity of the river and Ada Ciganlija. In this paper, the content of aluminum, boron, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, barium and lead was analyzed in raw water as well as drinking water distributed by the Water Supply and Sewage of Belgrade. A total of 14 samples were examined from all water treatment plants that are part of the distribution system. The measurements were conducted using the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technique. The aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of drinking water preparation process in the plants belonging to the Water Supply and Sewage of Belgrade. The content of certain elements varies considerably in raw water (river and groundwater): the concentration of boron in river water is two to three times lower than the concentration in groundwater; the concentration of arsenic in river water is ten to twenty five times lower than the concentration in groundwater; the concentration of aluminum in all groundwater samples was below the detection limit of the instrument (0.50 μg/dm3), whilst in the river water the content of aluminum was about 50 μg/dm3 and the concentration of manganese in the river water was up to 10 times lower than the concentrations in groundwater. In all drinking water samples the concentration of the elements were bellow the maximum allowed levels according to the Serbian regulations. Correlation coefficients determined for boron, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, barium and lead, which were analyzed in raw waters, show that four groups of elements can be distinguished. Boron, manganese, arsenic and barium are related to each other and probably have a common natural origin; copper and lead probably have a common anthropogenic origin; correlation of nickel and cobalt was observed, while zinc was not in correlation with any other element.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0367-598X/2011/0367-598X1100001A.pdfdrinking watertrace elementsBelgradeICP-MS |
| spellingShingle | Antanasijević Davor Z. Lukić Nataša A. Pocajt Viktor V. Perić-Grujić Aleksandra A. Ristić Mirjana Đ. Analysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in Belgrade, Serbia Hemijska Industrija drinking water trace elements Belgrade ICP-MS |
| title | Analysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in Belgrade, Serbia |
| title_full | Analysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in Belgrade, Serbia |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in Belgrade, Serbia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in Belgrade, Serbia |
| title_short | Analysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in Belgrade, Serbia |
| title_sort | analysis of selected elements in water in the drinking water preparation plants in belgrade serbia |
| topic | drinking water trace elements Belgrade ICP-MS |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0367-598X/2011/0367-598X1100001A.pdf |
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