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The investigation of volatile and semi-volatile organic contaminations in Houjing River, Kaohsiung City, Southern Taiwan
Lin, C1, Vu, C.T2, Senoro, D3, Villanueva, M.C4.
Having long been a victim of organic contamination, Houjing River (Kaohsiung City, Southern Taiwan)
has been a subject of interest to both citizens and the city government. In fact, along with progressively
negative concerns from local residents, the city government has tried to identify the contamination sources
and mitigate adverse effects on human health and the well-being of local residents who have dwelled
along the river for decades. In this study, related industrial plants that were specific contamination
sourceshave been identified after a series of samplings and analyses. Water and sediment samples
were analysed employing Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques. The
analytical results were then used to discuss the impact of riverside industrial plants in worsening the
contaminationof the river. Comparisons between different river basins in terms of contamination have
also beendiscussed for a more comprehensive studyof the Houjing River. Hopefully, the results of this
study would be able to provide scientific andtangible evidence for the city government in order to take
immediate and more forceful actions on the aggravating contaminationof the river as the well-being of
more than 100,000 lives depend on it.
Affiliation:
- National Kaohsiung Marine University, Taiwan
- National Kaohsiung Marine University, Taiwan
- Mapua Institute of Technology, Philippines
- Unité de Sciences et Technologies Halieutiques, France
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