title: Determination of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in marine samples of Siokolo Fishing Settlement.
abstract: Analysis for the presence of 16 priority polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was carried out in fish, sediment and water samples of a fishing settlement in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria which is supposed to be extensively polluted by seepages from oil discharge terminals. The determination and quantification of PAHs in water, fish and sediment samples were done by GC-MS with the aid of isotopically labeled internal standards. The 16 priority PAHs, namely naphthalene, acenaphthylene, acenaphthene, flourene, phenanthrene, anthracene, flouranthene, pyrene, benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[b]flouranthene, benzo[k]flouranthene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[ghi]perylene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene and indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, were found to be present in significant amount in all three samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. chimezie@email.com
authors.forename: Chimezie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anyakora
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogbeche
authors.forename: Pete
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D009549:Nigeria; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical