Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were detected in groundwater of Al-Qassim region of central Saudi Arabia. Water samples from sixteen wells of different depths located at varied site were analyzed spectrophotometrically. The three fundamental bands characteristic of aromatic hydrocarbons nuclei at 240 – 250 nm were recorded. However, the very slight difference in absorption is due to solvent interaction as the medium analyzed is an aqueous solution. Wavelength shifts towards longer wavelength due to fusion of aromatic nuclei in polycyclic systems around 280 nm were also observed. The data were discussed in relation to the possibility of contamination by direct mixing of sewage water with underground water and/or leaching of agricultural chemical fertilizers and pesticides with rainfall or irrigation water down through sandy soil particles to reach the underground water bed.
Al-Oud,, S., El-Nadi, A., & Salad, S. (2000). DETECTION OF ORGANIC AROMATIC POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND WATER OF AL-QASSIM REGION, CENTRAL OF SAUDI ARABIA. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 25(7), 4709-4715. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2000.259445
MLA
S. S. Al-Oud,; A. H. El-Nadi; S. Salad. "DETECTION OF ORGANIC AROMATIC POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND WATER OF AL-QASSIM REGION, CENTRAL OF SAUDI ARABIA", Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 25, 7, 2000, 4709-4715. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2000.259445
HARVARD
Al-Oud,, S., El-Nadi, A., Salad, S. (2000). 'DETECTION OF ORGANIC AROMATIC POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND WATER OF AL-QASSIM REGION, CENTRAL OF SAUDI ARABIA', Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 25(7), pp. 4709-4715. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2000.259445
VANCOUVER
Al-Oud,, S., El-Nadi, A., Salad, S. DETECTION OF ORGANIC AROMATIC POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND WATER OF AL-QASSIM REGION, CENTRAL OF SAUDI ARABIA. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2000; 25(7): 4709-4715. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2000.259445
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