Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in two polluted lagoons, eastern coast of the Red Sea: Levels, probable sources, dry deposition fluxes and air-water exchange

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 880-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.T. Rasiq ◽  
Amr El-Maradny ◽  
Mohammed Orif ◽  
Mohammed Elamin Bashir ◽  
Adnan J. Turki
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Dry Deposition ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
Deposition Fluxes ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

scholarly journals Bio-concentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the grey Mangrove (Avicennia marina) along eastern coast of the Red Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 344-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. El-Amin Bashir ◽  
Amr El-Maradny ◽  
Mohsen El-Sherbiny ◽  
Rasiq K. T., Mohammed Orif
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
Diagnostic Ratios ◽  
Total Pahs ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Grey Mangrove

AbstractThere are numerous sources of chemical pollutants which can impact the mangrove ecosystem through adjacent waters, industrial and sewage discharges and air depositions. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are semi volatile ubiquitous anthropogenic pollutants detected in all environmental compartments. In the monitoring framework for the mangrove ecosystem along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, nine mangrove stands were examined for the accumulation of PAHs. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were measured using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The mean values detected for total PAHs in sediments, roots and leaf were 2.98, 8.57 and 23.43 ng/g respectively. The trend of the total PAHs concentration in all sites showed the descending order: leaf > roots > sediments. Beside the sandy nature of the sediments, the presences of all stands in remote areas fare from the direct anthropogenic effects lead to these relative low values. PAH bio-concentration factors for leaf are two to three magnitudes higher than that in roots, suggesting atmosphere deposition /leaf uptake mechanism in addition to the sediment/root mechanism. The diagnostic ratios revealed that the sources of PAHs are mainly pyrogenic.

Field Measurements of the Atmospheric Dry Deposition Fluxes and Velocities of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons to the Global Oceans

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 5583-5592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belén González-Gaya ◽  
Javier Zúñiga-Rival ◽  
María-José Ojeda ◽  
Begoña Jiménez ◽  
Jordi Dachs
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Dry Deposition ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Deposition Fluxes ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Global Oceans
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