title: Characterization of contamination in and toxicities of a shipyard area in Hong Kong.
abstract: This is the first integrated study on the contaminant characterization and toxicities of a shipyard area. This site in Hong Kong contained 3.6-33.4 mg kg(-1) dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and 5-79 g kg(-1) oil and grease. Other pollutants exceeding the Dutch intervention values were total polyaromatic hydrocarbons, total petroleum hydrocarbons, and metals Cu, Pb and Zn. These pollutants persisted partially owing to the poor fertility with <125 mg N kg(-1) and <530 mg P kg(-1) typical of coastal soil. Sediments collected within 100 m also showed contamination exceeding the China and Hong Kong intervention levels. The shipyard soil killed two bacteria Pseudomonas stutzeri and Acinetobacter sp. isolated from a clean coastal soil, inhibited germination of three exogenous plants Triticum aestivum, Brassica chinense and Lolium perenne, and inhibited proliferation of three indigenous bacteria: Methylobacterium sp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus cereus. Thus, ex situ remediation was needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin NT, Hong Kong SAR, China. swchiu@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D001937:Brassica; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D006723:Hong Kong; D007221:Industry; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis; D008129:Lolium; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D012767:Ships; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D018675:Toxicity Tests; D014908:Triticum; D014872:Water Movements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane