Presència de compostos orgànics prioritaris i emergents en aigües destinades al consum humà

Identifier:  TDX:3143

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX3143

Authors:  Borrull Callau, Josep

Abstract:
Organic pollutants are chemicals with the potential to cause adverse effects to the environment and / or human health. Due to the increasing use of chemical substances and their continuous release into the environment, these can be considered as pseudo-persistent, making monitoring their presence in the environment a priority. One of the aspects that is causing the greatest concern is the control of organic pollutants in the aquatic environment, as it can significantly affect its quality. In this sense, the main objective of this Thesis is the development of analytical methodology based on liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, using a triple quadrupole analyzer, for the determination of certain organic pollutants, both priority and emerging, in water samples. Once the methodology has been developed and validated, it has been applied to the analysis of water samples from the Ebro river and in samples collected in an ETAP. In this way, the presence of these pollutants in these waters has been evaluated, as well as the effectiveness of the different treatments applied in this ETAP for the elimination of these pollutants.