ASSESSMENT OF SOME MACRO AND MICRO ELEMENTS IN DRINKING WATER IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO

Session

Agriculture, Food Science and Technology

Description

The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of some macroelements including Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium and Calcium (Na, K, Mg & Ca) and microelements including Cadmium, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc (Cd, Cr, Mo, Pb and Zn) etc., in drinking water samples in the regions of the Republic of Kosovo. The water sampling sites consist of the following localities: MItrovicë, Drenas, Deçan, Gilan-Kamenica and Pejë, a total of 6 (six sampling sites. The analysis of drinking water samples was carried out according to the EPA 6020A method (inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry), where the sensitivity of this analytical technique is quite high. The obtained results show that the examined samples of drinking water according to the data for macro and micro trace elements vary as: Na(1240.11-3108505 µg/L), K(298.824-4315.097 µg/L), Ca(32398.925- 90623.047 µg /L), Cu(4.836-18.753 µg/L), Zn(0.482-15.506 µg/L), Cd(0.00-0.898 µg/L), Pb(0.00 µg/L), Hg(0.00 µg/L), As(0.00-1.412 µg/L), Ag(0.00 µg/L) and Sb(0.00 µg/L). The obtained results show us that the level of concentrations of macro and micro elements analyzed in the Republic of Kosovo will not exceed the reference values. The implementation of the practical work was carried out near the laboratories of the National Institute of Public Health and the UBT College.

Keywords:

Drinking water, Macro and Micro elements, Inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometer.

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.2022.345

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ASSESSMENT OF SOME MACRO AND MICRO ELEMENTS IN DRINKING WATER IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration of some macroelements including Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium and Calcium (Na, K, Mg & Ca) and microelements including Cadmium, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc (Cd, Cr, Mo, Pb and Zn) etc., in drinking water samples in the regions of the Republic of Kosovo. The water sampling sites consist of the following localities: MItrovicë, Drenas, Deçan, Gilan-Kamenica and Pejë, a total of 6 (six sampling sites. The analysis of drinking water samples was carried out according to the EPA 6020A method (inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry), where the sensitivity of this analytical technique is quite high. The obtained results show that the examined samples of drinking water according to the data for macro and micro trace elements vary as: Na(1240.11-3108505 µg/L), K(298.824-4315.097 µg/L), Ca(32398.925- 90623.047 µg /L), Cu(4.836-18.753 µg/L), Zn(0.482-15.506 µg/L), Cd(0.00-0.898 µg/L), Pb(0.00 µg/L), Hg(0.00 µg/L), As(0.00-1.412 µg/L), Ag(0.00 µg/L) and Sb(0.00 µg/L). The obtained results show us that the level of concentrations of macro and micro elements analyzed in the Republic of Kosovo will not exceed the reference values. The implementation of the practical work was carried out near the laboratories of the National Institute of Public Health and the UBT College.