Geochromatographic migration of oil pollution from a heating plant to river sediments

Samelak, Ivan; Balaban, Milica; Antić, Mališa; Knudsen, Tatjana Šolević; Jovančićević, Branimir

doi:10.1007/s10311-019-00937-2

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“…Unfortunately, many river ecosystems are actually highly degraded by urbanization, industrialization and pollution (Heim et al 2003 ; Terasaki et al 2012 ; Wu et al 2018 ). In urban areas, pollution includes: eutrophication and faecal water contamination (Gecheva and Yurukova 2013 ; Dsikowitzky et al 2017 ), migration of pollutants from heating plants to river sediments (Samelak et al 2019 ), water microplastic contamination (Wang et al 2019 ), herbicide water contamination (Barek et al 2009 ), and river sediment pollution by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Barra et al 2008 ). …”

Section: Declining River Healthmentioning

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“…• eutrophication and faecal water contamination (Gecheva and Yurukova 2013;Dsikowitzky et al 2017), • migration of pollutants from heating plants to river sediments (Samelak et al 2019), • water microplastic contamination (Wang et al 2019),…”

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“…49,50 On the other hand, by examining the mechanism of oil pollutant migration in river sediments of the Vrbas River (Banja Luka) it was proven that the amount of lower n-alkanes during migration increases relative to higher homologues. 51 In the case of polycyclic alkanes, the amount of These results, for the first time, proved that the migration phenomenon that occurs with oil pollutants in the environment is the same as with bitumen in catagenetic geological conditions. 51…”

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“…51 In the case of polycyclic alkanes, the amount of These results, for the first time, proved that the migration phenomenon that occurs with oil pollutants in the environment is the same as with bitumen in catagenetic geological conditions. 51…”

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The use of biological markers in organic geochemical investigations of the origin and geological history of crude oils (I) and in the assessment of oil pollution of rivers and river sediments of Serbia (II)

Jovančićević

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Biological markers (BMs) are organic compounds in oils in which a precursor is known, during the transformation of organic matter these compounds undergo certain structural and stereochemical changes. Based on the established precursors of BMs, the origin of the examined oils can be estimated, and based on the intensity and type of changes, geological history. It includes defining the deposition medium, the degree of maturation, the length of the oil migration path, the degree of biodegradation. The most studied and applied BMs are normal alkanes, isoprenoid aliphatic alkanes pristane and phytane, and polycyclic alkanes of the sterane and terapane type. On the other hand, in environmental chemistry, these compounds can significantly contribute to the identification of petroleum pollutants, as well as to the assessment of the migration mechanism and the intensity of biodegradation. This review paper first presents the results related to the application of BMs in organic geochemical correlations of oil in the southeastern part of the Pannonian Basin (I). The second part provides an overview of those researches in which the same BMs were used in the identification of oil pollutants and in monitoring its changes during migration and biodegradation in rivers and river sediments of Serbia (II).

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“…Due to their high resistance to microbial and thermal degradation, these compounds can serve as biomarkers for fossil fuels. Pristane and phytane can be used to assess the degradation level of petroleum residues (Samelak et al, 2020). Low values of Pristane/Phytane (Pr/Ph) ratios (0.9601-1.2771) were found in all samples; Pr/Ph values below or near 1 indicate the presence of anthropogenic organic substances of petroleum origin (Rushdi et al, 2017;Zhu et al, 2018;Gdara et al, 2020).…”

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Determination of biological markers of organic substances in sediment and soil samples by gas chromatography

Koljančić

Vyviurska

Balaban

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Acta Chimica Slovaca

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Once they reach the environment, petroleum hydrocarbons undergo various chemical, physico-chemical and biochemical transformation processes. Organic compounds which are not or are very poorly subject to these processes are thermodynamically the most stable isomers and they are called biological markers (biomarkers). This paper presents the results of the determination of organic substances in twelve samples taken in the area of the city of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Two soil samples were taken in the Banja Luka city heating plant area and ten river sediment and soil samples were taken in the upper and lower basin of the Vrbas river in the Banja Luka city area. The aim of this study was to determine the biomarkers of oil-type pollutants in contaminated samples as well as the type of organic substances in samples taken near the contaminated area. Assisted solvent extraction was used to isolate the total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) from all twelve samples. Fractionation of the extracts into saturated and aromatic hydrocarbon fractions was performed by column chromatography. The fractions were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). On basis of the obtained chromatograms, biomarkers of petroleum pollutants and specific correlation parameters of organic substances in the samples were determined. The dominance of n-alkanes with odd C atoms as well as the presence of an unresolved complex mixture (UCM) on chromatograms of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons showed the presence of anthropogenic organic substances of petroleum origin in the analyzed samples. Based on the obtained chromatograms, it can be concluded that microbial degradation of hydrocarbons in all samples occurred.

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Geochromatographic migration of oil pollution from a heating plant to river sediments

Cited by 12 publications

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The use of biological markers in organic geochemical investigations of the origin and geological history of crude oils (I) and in the assessment of oil pollution of rivers and river sediments of Serbia (II)

Determination of biological markers of organic substances in sediment and soil samples by gas chromatography

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