The Problem of Selenium for Human Health—Removal of Selenium from Water and Wastewater
Author:
Witczak Agata1ORCID, Pokorska-Niewiada Kamila1ORCID, Tomza-Marciniak Agnieszka2ORCID, Witczak Grzegorz3, Cybulski Jacek1ORCID, Aftyka Aleksandra4
Affiliation:
1. Department of Toxicology, Dairy Technology and Food Storage, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland 2. Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland 3. Department of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology of Adults and Adolescents, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland 4. Provincial Veterinary Inspectorate, 71-337 Szczecin, Poland
Abstract
Selenium is a trace element that can be poisonous in small quantities. The aim of this study was to analyze the change in the content of selenium in drinking water, raw water, as well as treated and raw wastewater in an annual cycle in the city of Szczecin. The concentration of Se in samples was determined using the spectrofluorometric method at a 518 nm emission wavelength and a 378 nm excitation wavelength. The amount of selenium in drinking water ranged from <LOD to 0.007 μg/mL, in raw water, from 0.001 to 0.006 μg/mL, in raw wastewater, from 0.001 to 0.008 μg/mL, and in treated wastewater, from 0.001 to 0.009 μg/mL. The selenium content did not exceed the maximum allowable concentration (MAC), 0.010 μg/mL, in any of the water samples tested.
Subject
Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Biochemistry
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