Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Content in Marine Organisms of Commercial Interest from the Romanian Black Sea Coast

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Nicoleta-Alexandra Damir ◽  
Valentina Coatu ◽  
Elena Daniela Pantea ◽  
Mădălina Galațchi ◽  
Elisabeta Botez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Marine Organisms ◽  
Commercial Interest ◽  
Black Sea Coast ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Sea Coast

scholarly journals Occurrence and Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water and Sediment Collected along the Harbour Line, Mumbai, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Dhananjayan ◽  
S. Muralidharan ◽  
Vinny R. Peter
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Sediment Quality ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Marine Organisms ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Sediment Samples ◽  
Water And Sediment ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Water And Sediment Samples

This study investigated the occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water and sediment samples collected along the harbour line, Mumbai, India. The ∑PAHs quantified in water and sediment samples were ranged from 8.66 ng/L to 46.74 ng/L and from 2608 ng/g to 134134 ng/g dry wt., respectively. Significantly high concentration of ∑PAHs was found in water samples of Sewri and sediment samples of Mahul (P<0.05). PAH concentrations detected in the present study were several folds higher than the existing sediment quality criteria suggested by various statutory agencies. The PAH composition patterns in water and sediments suggest the dominance of high molecular weight compounds and indicate important pyrolytic and petrogenic sources. The occurrence of PAHs in the marine environment has attracted the attention of the scientific community as these compounds are frequently detected in seawater and sediments at increasing levels and can have adverse health effects on marine organisms and humans. PAH concentrations detected at Sewri-Mahul site were sufficiently high to pose a risk to marine organisms if they are exposed continuously to this concentration. Hence, continuous monitoring of the ecosystem is highly warranted.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine organisms from the Adriatic Sea, Italy

Chemosphere ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 1904-1910 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Perugini ◽  
P. Visciano ◽  
A. Giammarino ◽  
M. Manera ◽  
W. Di Nardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Marine Organisms ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic
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