title: Baseline of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the surface sediment and sea cucumbers (Holothuria leucospilota and Stichopus hermanni) in the northern parts of Persian Gulf.
abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in the surface sediments and in the sea cucumbers (Holothuria leucospilota and Stichopus hermanni) from around six Islands in the northern parts of Persian Gulf. The ranges of the average concentrations of PAHs in surface sediments, H. leucospilota and S. hermanni were 10.33-186.16ngg(-1) dw, 12.49-505.44ngg(-1) dw and 8.08-389.39ngg(-1) dw, respectively. The spatial distribution of PAHs reveals that pollutant concentration is relatively higher at the western parts of Persian Gulf. International sedimentary quality guidelines (TEL-PEL) indicated a low probability of harmful effects to benthic organisms. PAH source identification showed that the PAHs in the sediments come from pyrogenic and mixed origin.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology GmbH, Fahrenheitstraße 6, Bremen 28359, Germany.
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khazaali
authors.affiliation: Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology GmbH, Fahrenheitstraße 6, Bremen 28359, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kunzmann
authors.affiliation: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), No. 3, Etemadzadeh St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran 1411813389, Iran. Electronic address: darvish_60@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kazem Darvish
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Bastami
authors.affiliation: Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrnaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baniamam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D047332:Holothuria / Q000737:chemistry*; D019156:Indian Ocean; D062312:Islands; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D047528:Stichopus / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Persian Gulf; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sea cucumber; Sediment