Organic pollutants, heavy metals and toxicity in oil spill impacted salt marsh sediment cores, Staten Island, New York City, USA

Vane, Christopher H.; Kim, Alexander W.; Moss‐Hayes, Vicky; Turner, G.; Mills, Keely; Chenery, Simon; Barlow, Thomas; Kemp, Andrew C.; Engelhart, Simon E.; Hill, Thomas; Horton, Benjamin P.; Brain, Matthew J.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110721

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“…fine leaf litter, hair-roots, soil humus) rather than an increase in anthropogenic carbon. A similar near surface, rise in TOC ascribed to greater amounts of fine roots and decomposed plant remains has been previously observed in upper horizons of urban soils and sediments from Staten Island, New York, USA and vegetated mud islands on the River Thames, London, UK [3,8,11]. Other studies of UK urban soils also report considerable variation in organic carbon content, for example sub soils (5-20 cm) from south east London (n=73) report TOC ranging from 3.04 to 21.77 %, mean 7.19 %, median 6.63 % and eighty four soils from across Glasgow city spanned 2.79 % to 17.97 % with a mean of 6.15 % and a median concentration of 5.34 % [2,27].…”

Section: Organic Carbonsupporting

confidence: 72%

“…Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) (10 g) were spiked with deuterated standards, extracted with dichloromethane/acetone (1:1 v/v) using ASE, reduced in volume and isolated for analysis by solid phase extraction (SPE) using an identical scheme and operating conditions as those reported for urban soils and sediments from Clyde Basin and New York [7,8]. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were measured using a Varian 3800 gas chromatograph (GC) coupled to a Varian 1200L triple quadropole mass spectrometer operating in full scan mode (ionization energy 70 eV, mass range 47-500 amu).…”

Section: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…grass stems, tree roots, epicuticular leaf waxes, cell walls (bacteria, moulds, fungi), algae and animal tissues) [9,[69][70][71]. For example, unpolluted soils and sediment intervals from mangrove soils of south China and marsh soils of Virginia, New Jersey and New York, USA showed TPH concentrations ranging from 100-300 mg.g -1 [8,35,72]. Similarly, unpolluted river sediments from the upper rural reaches of River Clyde, UK found TPH spanning 3-260 mg.g -1 with a mean of 68 mg.g -1 and unpolluted sediment River Derwent (Australia) ranged from 10-<500 mg.g -1 [7,73,74].…”

Section: Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Petroleum hydrocarbons in urban soils originate from a variety of sources including road runoff, crude and refined oils, refined petroleum as well as dusts and atmospheric particles from factories, incinerators and hydrocarbon fuelled power stations [6][7][8]. These inputs generate a continuum of simple to complex (monomers-molecular aggregates) that may include aliphatic, monoaromatic, polyaromatic hydrocarbons as well as heteroatom containing resins and higher molecular weight asphaltenes [9].…”

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Persistent Organic Pollutants in Urban Soils of Central of London, England, UK: Measurement and Spatial Modelling of Black Carbon (BC), Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

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Kim²,

Beriro³

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Total organic carbon (TOC), black carbon (BC), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) were determined in 73 surface (0-2 cm) and subsurface (5-20 cm) soil samples taken from a 142 km2 area in Central London, UK. Soils were assessed to provide a baseline chemistry for site owners, developers, occupiers and regulators involved in understanding the potential risk to human health and the environment. TOC range was 1.75-11.85 % (mean 5.82 %), BC 3.72-32.71 mg.g-1 (mean 13.8 mg.g-1), TPH 72-4673 mg.g-1 (mean 443 mg.g-1), Σ16PAH 1.64-421.23 mg.g-1 (mean 47.99 mg.g-1) and Σ7PCB 2.56-148.72 µg.kg-1 (mean 20.82 µg.kg-1). Surface soils were less polluted than sub-surface soils due to a decline in industry, power generation, coal burning and traffic. PAH and PCB showed a stronger affinity for BC than TOC and were higher than many other international cities. South east London (Greenwich, Woolwich, Deptford) had the highest PAH pollution. Source PAH ratios confirmed a combustion/urban road run-off origin with minor petroleum inputs. Random Forest spatial modelling (machine learning) revealed large scale pollution trends across London soils. Normal background concentrations (NBC) were calculated and compared to risk-based human health generic assessment criteria (GAC). Benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, and dibenzo[a]anthracene exceeded the Land Quality Management GACs for three land uses (residential, allotments and public open space near residential housing). The NBC determined for ∑7PCBs (110 µg.kg-1) and dioxin-like PCB 118 (59 µg.kg-1) exceeded the residential and allotment soil guideline values.

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Section: Organic Carbonsupporting

confidence: 72%

Section: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Persistent Organic Pollutants in Urban Soils of Central of London, England, UK: Measurement and Spatial Modelling of Black Carbon (BC), Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

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“…Oil spills, such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lead to the release of massive quantities of crude oil in natural environments, resulting in the contamination of land, air, and water [102]. Crude oil is known to contain hydrocarbons and metals (e.g., Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Co, Cd, and Cr) [103]. Two main strategies have been actively applied in microbial enhanced oil recovery: (1) ex-situ where desired extracellular polymeric substances were directly injected into the oil-polluted environment and (2) in-situ where functional microorganisms are injected to produce the desired extracellular polymeric substances in the oil-polluted environment [104].…”

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Bioremediation Potential of Streptomyces sp. MOE6 for Toxic Metals and Oil

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Toxic metal contamination has serious effects on human health. Crude oil that may contain toxic metals and oil spills can further contaminate the environment and lead to increased exposure. This being the case, we chose to study the bio-production of inexpensive, environmentally safe materials for remediation. Streptomyces sp. MOE6 is a Gram-positive, filamentous bacterium from soil that produces an extracellular polysaccharide (MOE6-EPS). A one-factor-at-a-time experiments showed that the maximum production of MOE6-EPS was achieved at 35 °C, pH 6, after nine days of incubation with soluble starch and yeast extract as carbon sources and the latter as the nitrogen source. We demonstrated that MOE6-EPS has the capacity to remove toxic metals such as Co(II), Cr(VI), Cu(II) and U(VI) and from solution either by chelation and/or reduction. Additionally, the bacterium was found to produce siderophores, which contribute to the removal of metals, specifically Fe(III). Additionally, purified MOE6-EPS showed emulsifying activities against various hydrophobic substances, including olive oil, corn oil, benzene, toluene and engine oil. These results indicate that EPS from Streptomyces sp. MOE6 may be useful to sequester toxic metals and oil in contaminated environments.

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Assessing the Presence of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Punta Carnero Estuary (Ecuador)

Veloz-Zambrano,

Chavarría,

Pulido-Calvo

2024

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Chronic hydrocarbon spills are a threat to coastal ecosystems, and their impact on the water quality along watercourses should be characterised to medium long term in order to assess the risk and define cost-effective and sustainable remediation strategies. For this purpose, a methodology for the measurement of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) on a spatio-temporal scale was designed, implemented and validated in the Punta Carnero estuary, in the Santa Elena province, western Ecuador, which is affected by hydrocarbon pollution. The selection of monitoring stations was made according to the different inflows along the water system corresponding to the different anthropogenic activities in the area, in order to assess whether the effluents involve critical levels of pollution. Measurements of hydrodynamic, environmental and vegetation cover parameters were also carried out to assess their possible variations as a consequence of the impact of the spatio-temporal TPH concentrations. An increase in hydrocarbon concentrations was observed from 2013 to 2021. Mean annual TPH levels were above the maximum allowable limit for the protection of aquatic and other wildlife in estuarine waters according to the Ecuadorian regulation for environmental quality. An increase in mangrove tree cover could contribute to an exponential decrease in contamination levels. The methodology used in this study may support the quantifying of TPH content in future applications, which is a priority task for the restoration of degraded ecosystems. Graphical abstract

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Organic pollutants, heavy metals and toxicity in oil spill impacted salt marsh sediment cores, Staten Island, New York City, USA

Cited by 24 publications

References 21 publications

Persistent Organic Pollutants in Urban Soils of Central of London, England, UK: Measurement and Spatial Modelling of Black Carbon (BC), Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

Persistent Organic Pollutants in Urban Soils of Central of London, England, UK: Measurement and Spatial Modelling of Black Carbon (BC), Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

Bioremediation Potential of Streptomyces sp. MOE6 for Toxic Metals and Oil

Assessing the Presence of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Punta Carnero Estuary (Ecuador)

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