title: Polycyclic aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons pollution at the coast of Aliağa (Turkey) ship recycling zone.
abstract: Aliağa Bay is one of the most important maritime zones of Turkey where shipping activity, shipbreaking industry, steel works and petrochemical complexes exist together. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and aliphatic hydrocarbons in sediment of the Aliağa Bay were investigated to evaluate an environmental risk assessment from PAHs contamination in 2009-2010. Aliphatic and PAHs diagnostic ratios were showed to be mainly petroleum-originated and pyrolitic contaminations, respectively. The TEL/PEL analysis suggests that Aliağa sediments were likely to be contaminated by acutely toxic PAH compounds.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, Boat Building Research Center, 35340 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökdeniz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neşer
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kontas
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Unsalan
authors.forename: Oya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Altay
authors.forename: Enis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Darılmaz
authors.forename: Esin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uluturhan
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Küçüksezgin
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tekoğul
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yercan
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D059392:Petroleum Pollution / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D059027:Recycling; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry; D012767:Ships; D014421:Turkey; D018505:Waste Management; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical