Baseline of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the surface sediment and sea cucumbers (Holothuria leucospilota and Stichopus hermanni) in the northern parts of Persian Gulf
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
; water pollutant
; analysis
; animal
; chemistry
; environmental monitoring
; Holothuria
; Indian Ocean
; island (geological)
; procedures
; sediment
; Stichopus
; water pollutant
; Animals
; Environmental Monitoring
; Geologic Sediments
; Holothuria
; Indian Ocean
; Islands
; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
; Stichopus
; Water Pollutants, Chemical
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
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 10.33–186.16�ng�g−�1dw, 12.49–505.44�ng�g−�1dw and 8.08–389.39�ng�g−�1dw, 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. � 2016 Elsevier Ltd
Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology GmbH, Fahrenheitstra�e 6, Bremen, Germany; Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), No. 3, Etemadzadeh St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran, Iran; Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran
Recommended Citation:
Khazaali A.,Kunzmann A.,Bastami K.D.,et al. Baseline of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the surface sediment and sea cucumbers (Holothuria leucospilota and Stichopus hermanni) in the northern parts of Persian Gulf[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2016-01-01,110(1)