Aydin, MEWichmann, HBahadir, M2020-03-262020-03-2620041018-46191610-2304https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/19173In this work, fresh and waste waters and sediment from Konya water distribution network, sewerage system and main drainage channel, respectively, were collected and analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). An analytical procedure for the parallel analysis of PAHs and PCBs was developed. Concentrations of 16 EPA PAHs were found to be up to 1.85 mug/L in fresh water, 8.33 mug/L in waste water, and 744 mug/kg in sewage sediment, whereas the maximum PCB concentrations were 0.044 mug/L in fresh water, 0.19 mug/L in waste water, and 35 mug/kg in sewage sediment. According to literature, PAH concentrations in drinking water partly exceeded EU, German and US EPA maximum admissible levels.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPAHPCBfresh waterwaste watersedimentsewage systemArticle132118123N/AWOS:000189280600007Q4