Journal
CHEMICAL SPECIATION AND BIOAVAILABILITY
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 62-70Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09542299.2015.1023092
Keywords
pesticides; surface and groundwater; South Lebanon; SPE; GC-MS
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This study reviews the detection of pesticides in different surface and groundwater samples collected from South Litani region in South Lebanon during 2012. These have been analyzed using an optimized and validated solid phase extraction method followed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides were mostly noted at levels below the recommended value for individual pesticide in water except pirimiphos-methyl that was recorded at 300.87ngL(-1) in groundwater sample, designated for drinking water and collected in February. DDE concentration exceeded 100ngL(-1) in both surface and groundwater in October. The reported results represent the first Lebanese statistical data illustrating the quantification of pesticides in water over a period of time. More importantly, it draws attention to the need of pesticides' monitoring programs in the Lebanese water resources.
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