doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2021.12.6.1337
Occurrence and Distribution of Hexachlorohexane (HCH) Concentration in Agricultural Soils in Albania Using Gas Chromatography
Armela.Tafa@ aum.edu.kw1
,
Iva Kertusha1 ,
Ambra Xhafka2
- 1College of Engineering and
- 2the Faculty of Natural Science, University of
Abstract
Pesticides play an important role in agriculture tocontrol or eliminate weeds, pests, insects and plant disease. Dueto their wide usage in past years, pesticides are known asenvironmental pollutants. They can contaminate water, soil,biota and air. The objective of this study is to determine theoccurrence and distribution of Hexachlorohexanes (HCH)isomers in soil samples. HCH are measured in soil samplescollected from nine agricultural stations in Durres city inAlbania. They are extracted using Soxhlet apparatus and Hexane as a solvent and analysed via GC–MS. The highestlevels of HCH are detected in Station 8 due to the highagricultural activity in this area.
Keywords
- GC–MS
- Hexachlorohexane
- soil samples
- Soxhlet apparatus
How to Cite
Armela.Tafa@ aum.edu.kw, Iva Kertusha, and Ambra Xhafka, "Occurrence and Distribution of Hexachlorohexane (HCH) Concentration in Agricultural Soils in Albania Using Gas Chromatography," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 175-180, 2021. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2021.12.6.1337
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