The distribution of halomethanes in the coastal waters of Kuwait |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran;2. Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran;1. School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom;2. School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia;1. Service de neurologie, explorations fonctionnelles, CHU Ibn Rochd, quartier des Hôpitaux, Casablanca, Maroc;2. Laboratoire des neurosciences cliniques, FD neurosciences, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Casablanca, Maroc |
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| Abstract: | Chlorination of sea water used as cooling and feed water in the combined desalination-power plants of Kuwait leads to the formation of appreciable quantities of halomethanes. Significant concentrations of these compounds (up to 90 μg l−1 as total haloforms) are present in the sea in the immediate vicinity of the out-falls from these plants. Beyond the point of discharge, the distributions of these compounds are consistent with the hydrography of the area, concentrations falling to below the detection limit (0.1 μg l−1) within a few kilometres as a result of mixing and evaporation. Bromoform generally accounts for 95% of the total halomethanes, almost all of the remainder being dibromochloromethane. |
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