title: Assessment of concentration, bioaccumulation and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in zooplankton of Chabahar Bay.
abstract: The amounts and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) in the zooplankton community of Chabahar Bay were investigated. The highest amounts of total PAHs (tPAHs) in the water and zooplankton samples were 62.2ngL(-1) and 1478.6ngg(-1) dry weights, in near the Shahid Beheshti Port and desalination, respectively. The greatest amount of BAF (51,780) was obtained in the entry of Bay, and it was related to the phenanthrene accumulation. Using molecular ratio, the results showed that the major input source of PAH compounds in zooplankton of Chabahar Bay was pyrolytic (fuel) source.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Chemistry, Faculty of Marine Science, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran.
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziyaadini
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Living Science, Ocean Sciences Research Center, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: mehdinia@inio.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehdinia
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Chemistry, Faculty of Marine Science, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Khaleghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Chemistry, Faculty of Marine Science, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nassiri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D061006:Bays; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D019156:Indian Ocean; D007492:Iran; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D015048:Zooplankton
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Bioaccumulation factor; Chabahar Bay; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Pyrolytic source; Zooplankton