title: Distribution of petroleum hydrocarbon in sediment from coastal area receiving industrial effluents in Kuwait.
abstract: Sediment samples from the coastal area facing Shuaiba industrial area (15 x 1.5 km(2)) were examined for contamination with petroleum hydrocarbons. Aliphatic hydrocarbons in sediment extracts were characterized largely by unresolved complex mixture from nC(22)-nC(33). The sediment samples from the upstream area facing Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery to Shuaiba Harbor were heavily polluted with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) possibly due to the higher depth in the area created for a navigational channel to the harbor. PAHs at these locations exceeded the probable effect levels with reference to sediment quality guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Sciences Department, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, PO Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait. mbeg@safat.kisr.edu.kw
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Beg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Muzaini
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Beg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Bahloul
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D007730:Kuwait; D010578:Petroleum / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons