title: Using SPMDs to monitor the seawater concentrations of PAHs and PCBs in marine protected areas (Western Mediterranean).
abstract: Aqueous concentrations of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in coastal sites of two marine protected areas (MPAs), that is, Asinara and the La Maddalena Archipelago, in Sardinia (Western Mediterranean Sea). The use of semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs) enabled the detection of dissolved PAHs and PCBs, even in very low concentrations of (pgL(-1)), in seawater. The results reveal significant differences between the two sampling areas relative to the concentration of the individual PAHs, which provide information concerning the pollution sources affecting relatively pristine environments. The PCBs were generally observed at levels below the detection limits of the utilised method.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Clinica e Molecolare, Università di Cagliari, Via GT Porcell, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marrucci
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Clinica e Molecolare, Università di Cagliari, Via GT Porcell, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marras
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università di Cagliari, 09126 Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Susanna S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Campisi
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Clinica e Molecolare, Università di Cagliari, Via GT Porcell, 09124 Cagliari, Italy. Electronic address: schintu@unica.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schintu
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007558:Italy; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010539:Permeability; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
keywords: AS; Ace; Aceph; Ant; Asinara Island National Marine Reserve; BaA; BaP; BbF; BeP; BgP; BkF; CID; CRK; Chemical Reaction Kinetic; Chr; Collision Induced Dissociation; DBA; Fl; Flu; HPAH; InP; Kow; LDPE; LM; LPAH; La Maddalena Archipelago National Park; MPA; Naph; OCP; PAHs; PCBs; POP; PRCs; PS; Passive sampling; Per; Phen; Pyr; SIS; SPMD; SPMDs; Single Ion Storage; WFD; Water Framework Directive; Western Mediterranean; acenaphthene; acenaphthylene; anthracene; benz[a]anthracene; benzo[a]pyrene; benzo[b]fluoranthene; benzo[e]pyrene; benzo[ghi]perylene; benzo[k]fluoranthene; chrysene; dibenzo[a,h]anthracene; fluoranthene; fluorene; high-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Flu, Pyr, BaA, Chr, BbF, BkF, BaP, DBA, BgP, Inp); indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene; low-density polyethylene; low-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Naph, Aceph, Ace, Fl, Phen, Ant); marine protected area; naphthalene; octanol–water partition coefficient; organochlorurate pesticides; passive sampling; performance reference compounds; persistent organic pollutant; perylene; phenanthrene; polychlorinated biphenyls; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; pyrene; semi-permeable membrane devices