title: Organic pollution in surficial sediments of Tripoli harbour, Lebanon.
abstract: Tripoli harbour is among the most important ports on the Mediterranean Sea eastern basin. The persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were monitored (28 PCBs, 16 PAHs and 18 Me-PAHs) in 15 stations of Tripoli harbour basins, which are influenced by anthropogenic activities. Total PAHs concentrations ranged from 243 to 2965 μg kg(-1)dw, total Me-PAH concentrations ranged from 54 to 1638 μg kg(-1)dw, while total PCB levels ranged from 18 to 302 μg kg(-1)dw. PCBs profiles were dominated by four and six-chlorinated congeners while the PAHs were dominated by four and five rings. For identifying pollution emission sources of PAHs, different ratios were used. The results show that the pollution origin was predominated by pyrogenic process related to the deposition of coal dust and the combustion of biomass and coal. Based on Sediments Quality Guidelines the biological adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems were expected rarely to occasionally for PAHs and PCBs contamination.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lille, Équipe Physico-Chimie de l'Environnement, LASIR UMR CNRS 8516, Bâtiment C8, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France; Université Libanaise, Faculté de santé publique section III, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Eau et de l'Environnement (L.S.E.E), Tripoli, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Dima
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Merhaby
authors.affiliation: Université de Lille, Équipe Physico-Chimie de l'Environnement, LASIR UMR CNRS 8516, Bâtiment C8, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Sopheak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Net
authors.affiliation: Université Libanaise, Faculté de santé publique section III, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Eau et de l'Environnement (L.S.E.E), Tripoli, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Jalal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Halwani
authors.affiliation: Université de Lille, Équipe Physico-Chimie de l'Environnement, LASIR UMR CNRS 8516, Bâtiment C8, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France. Electronic address: baghdad.ouddane@univ-lille1.fr.
authors.forename: Baghdad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ouddane
mesh_terms: D003031:Coal; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D007861:Lebanon; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D003031:Coal; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C081766:2,4,4'-trichlorobiphenyl; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
keywords: Harbour; Me-PAHs; PAHs; PCBs; SQGs; Sediments