The efficiency of drinking-water-treatment processes in removing some PAHs compound from water in Erbil city-Iraq

Abstract EN

Water samples at each treatment step of drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in Erie city were collected to study sixteen PAHs compounds listed by USEPA as priority pollutants and determine the efficiency of each process in removal of PAHs.

The highest values of (0.313ug / L and 0.233 fig / L) were recorded for Benz (k) flouranthene in DWTP 1 and 2 (Efraz 1.2) during June 2008 in raw water, while the highest value of 0.174 ug / Lwas recorded for Acenaphtheen and fluorine during June 2008 in raw water at Efraz 3.No values were recorded for Low molecular weight PAHs during the study periods at DWTPs in some treatment steps.

The lowest values in the tap water (treated water) which referred to the efficiency of treatment processes in removing of PAHs from the source water, mean concentration of Total PAHs compounds which ranged between (0.150-1.43 ug / L), (0.081-1.462ug / L) and (0.080-0.0941 were recorded at Efraz I.

2 and ',?-J 3 during June 2008 and April 2009 in in source water and tap water respectively, the removing *Percentage of totI PAHs were (84 %,90 % and 85 %) and (83 %,92 % and 86 %) were recorded at gUfifraz 1,2,3 during June2008 and April 2009 respectively.

The highest values were recorded for 5-MS (BbF, BkF.

BaP, DBA) PAHs at Efraz and 2 and 4-ringPAHs (Flur, Py, BaA and chry)at efraz 3.