Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the coastal water, surface sediment and mullet Liza klunzingeri from northern part of Hormuz strait (Persian Gulf).
The concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in mullet (Liza klunzingeri), water and sediment from northern part of Hormuz strait (Persian Gulf). The concentration levels of total PAHs in L. klunzingeri, water and sediment were 133.99-268.57 ng g(-1)dry weight, 3.12-5.88 ng l(-1) and 42.29-228.9 ng g(-1) dry weight, respectively. Based on isomer ratios, analysis of the PAHs source in the sediment demonstrated that the PAHs come from pyrogenic and petrogenic origin. Risk assessment showed PAHs threshold concentrations to occasionally be exceeded in the study area.
Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric (INIOAS), Tehran 1411813389, Iran. Electronic address: darvish_60@yahoo.com.
Kazem Darvish
KD
Bastami
Majid
M
Afkhami
Maryam
M
Ehsanpour
Aida
A
Kazaali
Maria
M
Mohammadizadeh
Sarah
S
Haghparast
Farzaneh
F
Soltani
Seyed Asal
SA
Zanjani
Nasrin Farzaneh
NF
Ghorghani
Roya
R
Pourzare
D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry; D019156:Indian Ocean; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical