EVALUATION OF SEAWATER CONTAMINATION WITH BENZENE, TOLUENE AND XYLENE IN THE UBATUBA NORTH COAST, SP REGION, AND STUDY OF THEIR REMOVAL BY IONIZING RADIATION / "Avaliação da contaminação da água do mar por Benzeno, Tolueno e Xileno na região de Ubatuba e estudo da degradação destes compostos por radiação ionizante"

AUTOR(ES)

Kelly Cristina Santana de Almeida

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

A major concern with leaking petroleum is the environmental contamination by the toxic and low water-soluble components such as benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX). These hydrocarbons have relatively high pollution potential because of their significant toxicity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the contamination of seawater by the main pollutants of the output and transport of petroleum, such as benzene, toluene, and xylene, and their removal by the exposure to the ionizing radiation. The studied region was Ubatuba region, SP, between 23º26’S and 23º46’S of latitude and 45º02’W and 45º11’W of longitude, area of carry and output of petroleum, and samples were collected from November, 2003 to July, 2005. For BTX in seawater analysis, the Purge and Trap concentrator with FIDGC detector showed significantly higher sensibility than Head Space concentrator with MSGC detector. The minimal detected limits (MDL) obtained at FIDGC were of 0.50 μg/L for benzene, 0.70 μg/L for toluene, and 1.54 μg/L for xylene, and the obtained experimental variability was 15%. While the concentrator type Headspace system with MS detector showed higher MLD, about of 9.30 mg/L for benzene, 8.50 mg/L for toluene, and 9.80 mg/L for xylene, and 10% of experimental variability. In the studied area the benzene concentration varied from 1.0 μg/L to 2.0 μg/L, the concentration of toluene varied from <0.70 μg/L to 3.24 μg/L and the maximum value of xylene observed was of 2.92 μg/L. The seawater samples contaminated with BTX standard and exposed to ionizing radiation using a source of 60Co, presented a removal from 10% to 40% of benzene at 20 kGy absorbed doses and concentration of 35.1 mg/L and 70.2 mg/L, respectively; from 20% to 60% of toluene removal with 15 kGy absorbed dose and from 20% to 80% of xylene with 15 kGy absorbed dose in similar concentrations.

ASSUNTO(S)

ubatuba ionizing radiation btx btx radiação ionizante ubatuba

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