PAH contamination of western Irish Sea sediments

被引：21

作者：

Charlesworth, M

Service, M

Gibson, CE

机构：

[1] Queens Univ Belfast, Dept Agr & Environm Sci, Belfast BT9 5PX, Antrim, North Ireland

[2] Dept Agr & Rural Dev No Ireland, Agr & Environm Sci Div, Belfast BT9 5PX, Antrim, North Ireland

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2002年 / 44卷 / 12期

关键词：

PAHs; sediments; Western Irish Sea; normalisation;

D O I：

10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00306-5

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Concentrations of the sum of 15 PAHs in 22 surficial sediment samples from the western Irish Sea ranged from below 100 ng g(-1) in sandy sediments to a maximum of 1422 ng g(-1) in the centre of the mud basin. The concentrations are typical of coastal shelf sediments, but greater than those observed for aquatic sediments remote from known anthropogenic sources. Organic C and the % sediment <15 pm were positively correlated with SigmaPAH. SigmaPAH was normalised to organic C and particle size (i.e. expressed as SigmaPAH/C-org and SigmaPAH/%<15 mum) and significant relationships were still observed with organic C and %<15 mum. The results are discussed in the context of using organic C to normalise concentrations of PAHs to assess contamination levels in sediments. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1421 / 1426

页数：6

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