title: Sources and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a an urbanized tropical estuary and adjacent shelf, Northeast of Brazil.
abstract: Located in Northeastern Brazil, the Capibaribe Estuarine System is an important ecosystem that supplies food and protection for nursery of several species with ecological and economic importance. It is located inside an urbanized area, receives untreated domestic and industrial effluents, and houses some marinas and the Harbor of Recife, which are very important to national and international communities. The distribution and sources of PAHs were investigated in sediments from CES and adjacent shelf. Total PAH concentrations ranged from non-detectable to 497.6 μg g(-1). Pyrolytic sources predominated in most of sites, but petrogenic PAHs were also recorded. The concentration decrease of PAHs toward adjacent shelf suggests that the main source of these compounds is in the upper portion of estuary, where there is an intense discharge of sewage, but atmospheric input also seems to be relevant to the area. The results reinforce the important role of an estuary in contaminant retention.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Compostos Orgânicos em Ecossistemas Costeiros e Marinhos (OrganoMAR), Departamento de Oceanografia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Arquitetura, s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50740-550 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Electronic address: daniele_biologia@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Daniele Claudino
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Comunidades Marinhas (Lacmar), Departamento de Zoologia da da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego 1235, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Electronic address: jrbsouza@ufpe.br.
authors.forename: José Roberto Botelho
authors.initials: JRB
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Química Orgânica Marinha, Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, 05508-120 São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: satie@usp.br.
authors.forename: Satie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Química Orgânica Marinha, Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, 05508-120 São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcia Caruso
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bícego
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Compostos Orgânicos em Ecossistemas Costeiros e Marinhos (OrganoMAR), Departamento de Oceanografia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Arquitetura, s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50740-550 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Electronic address: eliete.zanardi@ufpe.br.
authors.forename: Eliete
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zanardi-Lamardo
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D063366:Estuaries; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D012722:Sewage; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014507:Urbanization; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Capibaribe Estuarine System; PAHs; Petrogenic; Pyrolytic; Sediment