scholarly journals Assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination of the Bílina River (Czech Republic) using passive water samplers and fish biliary metabolites

2011 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Blahová ◽  
Lucie Schandlová ◽  
Roman Grabic ◽  
Ganna Fedorová ◽  
Tomáš Randák ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystem ◽  
Salmo Trutta ◽  
Passive Samplers ◽  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Bílina River ◽  
Biliary Metabolites

The aim of the study was to assess polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination on the Bílina River (the Czech Republic) by measurement of three PAH biliary metabolites in fish and 16 PAHs in passive samplers. A total of sixty-one fish were collected; the indicator species were chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.; n = 25), roach (Rutilus rutilus L.; n = 17) and brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario L.; n = 19). Three biliary PAH metabolites were measured: 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP), 2-naphtol, and 1-hydroxyphenanthrene, but only 1-OHP was detected in all fish. The highest median value of 32.3 ng·mg-1of 1-OHP was found at Ústí nad Labem, while the lowest median value of 27.6 ng·mg-1was found in the control site, Březenec. No significant differences (P < 0.05) among the sites were found. The highest concentration of PAH was detected in Litvínov-Záluží (172.0 ng·l-1) and the lowest concentration (7.9 ng·l-1) was detected in Březenec. A positive, but non-significant correlation (rs = 0.8) was confirmed between biliary 1-OHP and total PAH in passive samplers. These results indicate the highest pollution in the middle stretches of the Bílina River, especially at Litvínov-Záluží. We confirmed 1-OHP as the most prevalent PAH biliary metabolite in fish that could be used as a biomarker for assessment of PAH pollution of the aquatic ecosystem. The main importance of the present study is in the combination of biochemical and chemical monitoring that provides complex evaluation of aquatic environment contamination. It was the first study on the Bílina River, in which the assessment of PAH contamination in the aquatic ecosystem was realized using combination of biotic and abiotic monitoring.

scholarly journals Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination of Breeding Pools Utilized by the Puerto Rican Crested Toad, Peltophryne lemur

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jenessa Gjeltema ◽  
Michael Stoskopf ◽  
Damian Shea ◽  
Ryan De Voe
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Wild Population ◽  
Breeding Site ◽  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Calculated Risk

Habitat preservation and management may play an important role in the conservation of the Puerto Rican crested toad, Peltophryne lemur, due to this species’ small geographic range and declining native wild population. Bioavailable water concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminants within breeding pools at 3 sites were established using Passive Sampling Devices (PSDs) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A more diverse population of PAH analytes were found in higher concentrations at the breeding site that allowed direct vehicular access, but calculated risk quotients indicated low risk to toad reproduction associated with the current PAH analyte levels.

Field Testing of Equilibrium Passive Samplers to Determine Freely Dissolved Native Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations

2007 ◽  
Vol preprint (2007) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Gerard Cornelissen ◽  
Arne Pettersem ◽  
Dag Broman ◽  
Philipp Mayer ◽  
Gijs Breedveld
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Passive Samplers ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in Marine Sediments near Kitimat, British Columbia

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (21) ◽  
pp. 3266-3272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Simpson ◽  
Christopher F. Harrington ◽  
William R. Cullen ◽  
Douglas A. Bright ◽  
Kenneth J. Reimer
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Marine Sediments ◽  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

scholarly journals Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination in water, sediments and aquatic life of Nigerian inland and coastal waters

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-012
Author(s):  
Onome Augustina Bubu-Davies ◽  
Benjamin Bameyi Otene ◽  
Mpakaboari Vellington Cephas Ebini
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Public Monitoring

formed during incomplete combustions of organic substances but few to be mention such as cigarettes, coal etc. They are usually found as a mixture containing two or more compounds such as soot. The emissions of PAHs in Nigeria have contributed significantly to the environment and live of aquatic organisms. Thus, this paper reviewed the contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) in the water, sediments and organisms in inland and coastal waters. Methodology: Literatures of relevant and previous studies of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the water, sediment and organism within and outside Nigeria were reviewed. Results: The contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was known to be carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic and can cause adverse effect on human health, wildlife and aquatic lives with no report on mammals in the aquatic environments. Conclusion and Recommendation: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) reviewed displayed different effects caused in the lives of human and aquatic organism based on the concentration level. Their sources were more of anthropogenic than natural source with varied concentrations at various source points due to different activities in question. The positive impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon on fish and other aquatic organisms as a result of bioconcentration, biotransformation and biomagnification become a threat to humans that rely on eighty percent of aquatic resources. Therefore, conceived efforts should be made to reduce these effects, general public monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon on discharge sources in the biosphere.

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