title: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollution in the surface water and sediments of Chabahar Bay, Oman Sea.
abstract: In the present study, the concentrations and distribution of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water and surface sediments from the Chabahar Bay, Oman Sea, were investigated in May (premonsoon) and December (postmonsoon) 2012. The concentrations of PAHs in the surface water samples ranged from 1.7 to 2.8ngl-1and from 0.04 to 59.6ngl-1in pre- and postmonsoon, respectively. In general, the PAH levels of the water samples from Chabahar Bay were higher in postmonsoon than in premonsoon (p<0.05). The concentrations of PAHs in the sediment samples varied from undetectable levels to 92.8ngg-1d.w. in both seasons. The seasonal comparison of the results in sediment samples showed that the overall concentration of PAH compounds was higher in the postmonsoon season (p<0.05).
authors.affiliation: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), No. 3, Etemadzadeh St., Fatemi Ave., 1411813389 Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: hagah@inco.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Homira
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Agah
authors.affiliation: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), No. 3, Etemadzadeh St., Fatemi Ave., 1411813389 Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehdinia
authors.affiliation: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), No. 3, Etemadzadeh St., Fatemi Ave., 1411813389 Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Kazem Darvish
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Bastami
authors.affiliation: Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences (INIOAS), No. 3, Etemadzadeh St., Fatemi Ave., 1411813389 Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahmanpour
mesh_terms: D061006:Bays; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D009850:Oman; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Chabahar Bay; Oman Sea; PAHs; Sediment; Water