Oil Pollution Analysis of Gjanica River from Petroleum Rafinery and Production Industry in Albania

Aim: Oil industry has its effect in environmental. For this reason we evaluated oil pollution from oil extraction processes, and petroleum refinery in Gjanica River.

Study Design: Analysis of hydrocarbon content for river bed pollution from oil industry are evaluated. This is made by comparing gas chromatogram with the model.

Place and Duration of the Study: University of Vlora and ex Oil and gas Institute Fier between August 2016 and March, 2017.

Methodology: Sediment samples were collected in the Gjanica River. Extracts were prepared and taken using Soxhlet apparatus in ex Oil and Gas Institute in Fier. And hydrocarbons contents were evaluated using Hewlett Packard 5890 series II gas chromatography.

Results: Based on the results of oxygen indicators in the Gjanica River COD = 559mg/l and BOD5 = 102.5 mg/l, we conclude that there are no living beings in this area. And based on six sediment samples analysed we see old and new hydrocarbon compounds in bed River.

Conclusion: High levels of oil products discharges have damaged the living life of the river water for, more than fifty year. This quantity has contaminated sediments of the bed and/or river banks that need to be removed.