Effect of site-specific conditions and operating parameters on the removal efficiency of petroleum-originating pollutants by using ozonation.

Soil contamination is a worldwide problem, mainly caused by a wide range of organic compounds: e.g., alkanes, aromatics, and polynuclear aromatics.

Removal of Hydrocarbons from Contaminated Soils by Using a Thermally Expanded Graphite Sorbent.

Lab-scale experiments on three soil matrices featured by increasing granulometry (sea sand, silica sand and gravel) were carried out in order to evaluate the adsorption capability and the removal efficiency of a new graphene-based material. Soil samples, firstly contaminated with different quantities of used lubricant oil up to final concentrations of 12.5, 25.

Method development and optimization for the determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes in water at trace levels by static headspace extraction coupled to gas chromatography-barrier ionization discharge detection.

Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes, more commonly named BTEX, represent one of the most ubiquitous and hazardous groups of atmospheric pollutants. The goal of our research was the trace quantification of BTEX in water by using a new simple, low-cost, and accurate method, based on headspace (HS) extraction and gas chromatography (GC) coupled to barrier ionization discharge detector (BID). This water application dealt with simple matrices without protein, fat, or humic material that adsorb target analytes, thus the external standard calibration was suitable to quantify each compound.