title: Total petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments from the coastline and mangroves of the northern Persian Gulf.
abstract: To provide baseline information for the marine ecosystem of Hormozgan province, the distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons was evaluated in 52 stations involved in the mangrove and coastline ecosystem. Coastline sampling sites included areas facing harbor, river, domestic and industrial discharge. Sediment samples were analyzed based on ultraviolet fluorescence spectroscopy. Petroleum hydrocarbons showed narrow variations ranging from non-detectable (ND) to 1.71 and from 0.2 to 0.63μg/g dry weight for coastline and mangrove sediments, respectively. The detected concentrations for total petroleum hydrocarbons were lower than guideline values for ecological risk. Furthermore, the minimum environmental risk was confirmed by background levels for the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and detected values for reference areas. The results were regarded as background data in the studied area, and, considering the rapid expansion of activities related to the petroleum industry in Hormozgan province, the continuous monitoring of pollutants is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan,Iran. Electronic address: lmohebbi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Seyedeh Laili
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Mohebbi-Nozar
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohamad Pauzi
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.affiliation: HydroGeomorphology Research Group, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Wan Ruslan
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.affiliation: Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan,Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Seddiq
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mortazawi
authors.affiliation: Hormozgan Department of Environment, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan,Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salimizadeh
authors.affiliation: Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan,Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Momeni
authors.affiliation: Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan,Iran.
authors.forename: Gholamali
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akbarzadeh
mesh_terms: D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D019156:Indian Ocean; D009850:Oman; D010578:Petroleum / Q000032:analysis*; D045483:Rivers; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Hormozgan Province; Persian Gulf and Oman Sea; Sediment; Total petroleum hydrocarbons