Distributions and sources of petroleum, aliphatic hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from Bohai Bay and its adjacent river, China

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Wang, Min¹  Wang, Chuanyuan²  Hu, Xiaoke²  Zhang, Haijiang⁵  He, Shijie^2,3  Lv, Shuangyan⁴ 

[1] Shandong Inst Business & Technol, Management Sci & Engn Inst, Yantai 264025, Peoples R China

[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, Key Lab Coastal Zone Environm Proc, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China

[3] State Ocean Adm, Inst Oceanog 1, Qingdao 266061, Peoples R China

[4] Ludong Univ, Coll Geog & Planning, Yantai 264025, Peoples R China

[5] Yantai Oil Spill Response Tech Ctr China MSA, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China

关键词: Costal zone of Bohai Bay;    Petroleum hydrocarbon;    Aliphatic compounds;    PAHs;    Sources;    Ecological risk assessments;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.017

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Surface sediment samples from Bohai Bay and its adjacent river, China, were analyzed for aliphatic hydrocarbon, PAHs and biomarkers in order to determine the distribution, composition and source of organic matter in a coastal environment. Results suggested that the input of organic matter from anthropogenic activities has a more significant influence on its distribution than that from natural processes. Petroleum contamination, mainly from offshore oil exploration and discharge of pollutants from rivers, was the main source of n-alkanes. PAHs were mostly of pyrogenic origin; while some sites in Yellow River Estuary were derived mainly from the petrogenic sources. The toxic assessment suggested that the PAHs in surface sediments will not cause immediately adverse biological effects in sediments from Bohai Bay and its adjacent river, China. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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