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Distribution, sources, and ecological risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Nantong Coast, China by Na Liu; Xian Li; Daolai Zhang; Qiang Liu; Lihui Xiang; Ke Liu; Dongyun Yan; Yue Li is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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The distribution, sources, and ecological risk assessment of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from the Nantong coast in China were investigated. The results indicated that the total concentrations of the 16 PAHs in the surface sediments from the study area ranged from 1.4 to 87.1 ng g -1 dw (mean value 19.9 ng g -1 dw), which were generally low compared to the adjacent offshore area and other coastal zones around the world. The selected PAH ratios and the principal components analysis for each site showed that petroleum combustion and petrogenic pollution (mainly caused by petroleum spills) were the dominant PAHs sources in the surface sediments of the coast. The ecological risk assessment indicated that most of the individual PAHs had few negative effects in this area.
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- Author
- Na Liu; Xian Li; Daolai Zhang; Qiang Liu; Lihui Xiang; Ke Liu; Dongyun Yan; Yue Li
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0025-326X)
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)