Determination of heavy metals in drinking water in the region of Prishtina using ICP-MS
Session
Agriculture, Food Science and Technology
Description
The purpose of this research was to study the presence of heavy metals in the drinking water network in the region of Pristina. For the realization of this study, nine samples were analyzing at four sampling points with a total of thirty-nine samples. The tested parameters were heavy metals, non-essential metals such as: aluminum, lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, selenium, and antimony. The parameters were tested by standard method EPA6020A, with ICP-MS equipment. Due to the developments in industry, food and non-food technology, pollution with heavy metals is increasingly threatening. It's known that some metals are essential for the proper functioning of living organisms, while others are non-essential. Heavy metals are those whose exposure is chemically undesirable and poses a potential risk. The obtained results have shown that the tested parameters are within the reference values, and there is no water pollution with toxic metals.
Keywords:
Heavy metals, pollution, drinking water
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-50-5
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
29-10-2022 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2022 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.331
Recommended Citation
Haziri, Veton; Nura, Arianeta; Veseli, Besar; and Gacaferri, Guxim, "Determination of heavy metals in drinking water in the region of Prishtina using ICP-MS" (2022). UBT International Conference. 340.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2022/all-events/340
Determination of heavy metals in drinking water in the region of Prishtina using ICP-MS
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
The purpose of this research was to study the presence of heavy metals in the drinking water network in the region of Pristina. For the realization of this study, nine samples were analyzing at four sampling points with a total of thirty-nine samples. The tested parameters were heavy metals, non-essential metals such as: aluminum, lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, selenium, and antimony. The parameters were tested by standard method EPA6020A, with ICP-MS equipment. Due to the developments in industry, food and non-food technology, pollution with heavy metals is increasingly threatening. It's known that some metals are essential for the proper functioning of living organisms, while others are non-essential. Heavy metals are those whose exposure is chemically undesirable and poses a potential risk. The obtained results have shown that the tested parameters are within the reference values, and there is no water pollution with toxic metals.