Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from Yellow
River Estuary and Yangtze River Estuary, China |
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Authors: | HUI Yamei ZHENG Minghui LIU Zhengtao and GAO Lirong |
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Affiliation: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology,Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100085,China 2. China Research Academy of Environmental Sciences,Beijing 100012,China |
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Abstract: | Surface sediment samples collected from twenty-one sites of Yellow River Estuary and Yangtze River Estuary were determined
for sixteen priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by isotope dilution GC-MS method. The total PAH contents varied
from 10.8 to 252 ng/g in Yellow River Estuary sediment, and from 84.6 to 620 ng/g in Yangtze River Estuary sediment. The mean
total PAH content of Yangtze River Estuary was approximately twofold higher than that of Yellow River Estuary. The main reasons
for the di erence may be the rapid industrial development and high population along Yangtze River and high silt content of Yellow
River Estuary. The evaluation of PAH sources suggested that PAHs in two estuaries sediments estuaries were derived primarily from
combustion sources, but minor amounts of PAHs were derived from petroleum source in Yellow River Estuary. PAHs may be primary
introduced to Yellow River Estuary via dry/wet deposition, wastewater e uents, and accidental oil spills, and Yangtze River Estuary is
more prone to be a ected by wastewater discharge. |
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Keywords: | PAHs sediment Yellow River Estuary Yangtze River Estuary |
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