Baseline survey of marine sediments collected from the State of Kuwait: PAHs, PCBs, brominated flame retardants and metal contamination.
A geographically extensive baseline survey of sediment contamination was undertaken at twenty nine locations around Kuwait. Samples were assessed in relation to a wide range of industrial pollutants, including metals, PAHs, PCBs, PBDEs and HBCDs. The data generated indicated that levels of pollutants were generally low and below commonly applied sediment quality guidelines (SQGs). However, naturally high background concentrations of certain metals present in sediment from the region may prohibit the direct assessment against some of the routinely applied SQGs. Hot spots of contamination were identified for PAHs, PCBs and PBDEs, that were mainly associated with the Shuaiba Industrial Area, located south of the city, and known to contain a diverse mix of both light and heavy industry.
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth laboratory, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK. Electronic address: brett.lyons@cefas.co.uk.
B P
BP
Lyons
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK.
J L
JL
Barber
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK.
H S
HS
Rumney
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK.
T P C
TP
Bolam
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK.
P
P
Bersuder
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK.
R J
RJ
Law
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK.
C
C
Mason
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK.
A J
AJ
Smith
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Weymouth laboratory, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK.
S
S
Morris
James Cook University, Catchment Reef Research Group, TropWater, Townsville, QLD 4811 Australia.
M J
MJ
Devlin
Kuwait Environment Public Authority, P.O. Box 24395, Safat-13104, Kuwait.
M
M
Al-Enezi
Kuwait Environment Public Authority, P.O. Box 24395, Safat-13104, Kuwait.
M S
MS
Massoud
Kuwait Environment Public Authority, P.O. Box 24395, Safat-13104, Kuwait.
A S
AS
Al-Zaidan
Kuwait Environment Public Authority, P.O. Box 24395, Safat-13104, Kuwait.
H A
HA
Al-Sarawi
D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis; D007730:Kuwait; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D005411:Flame Retardants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D008670:Metals; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Brominated flame retardants; Kuwait; Metals; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment contamination