Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Dated Sediments from Green Bay and Lake Michigan

Zhang, Xiaochun; Christensen, E. R.; Gin, Michael F.

doi:10.2307/1352801

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“…If PAHs are higher than standard level in our living environment, they may have potential hazard of carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, immunotoxicity and genotoxicity on human body (Shen et al 2009;Pathiratne et al 2007;Yan et al 2009). Some PAHs were produced from the accidental spillage of crude and refined oil and generated through incomplete combustion of wood, coal and fossil fuels et al (Zhang et al 1993;Harrison et al 1996). PAHs are highly lipophilic, they are insoluble in water but can easily absorb in sediments.…”

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Historical record and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Lianhuan Lake sediments

2011

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a sediment core from the north Lianhuan Lake were collected to investigate its historical changes in the last one hundred years and its possible influence on ecological system in the lake. GC-MS was used to determine the concentrations of PAHs, and sediment chronological age was examined by (137)Cs dating approach. The concentrations of 16 different kinds of PAHs in the sediment samples ranged from 297 to 1,327 ng g(-1), and the low molecular weight (LMW) were predominant. The intensification of industrial and anthropogenic activities in the Daqing oil field may play the key role in the increase of PAHs concentrations in the late 1950s. To the early 1980s, the PAHs concentrations significantly decreased due to the grain size coarsening in the sediment samples, which was confirmed by the precipitation information. The 5-6 rings PAHs concentrations increased in the early 1980s may be attributed to the consumption of petroleum, coal and wood. The results showed that both the PAHs historical record and current concentrations may cause some influence on the Lianhuan Lake ecological system. The toxicology research on this ecological system should be done in the further investigations for determining the PAHs damage on human and ecological system health.

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Historical record and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Lianhuan Lake sediments

2011

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“…The generation, deposition and redeposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as widely distributed pollutants and relatively persistent compounds in water and sediments have been extensively studied during the last decades (Suess 1976;Behymer and Hites 1988;Cripps 1989;Zhang et al 1993;Trapido and Veldre 1996;Pikkarainen 2004;Quiroz et al 2005;Fragoso et al 2006;Vaine et al 2007). As many PAHs are carcinogenic the origin and pathways of PAHs in the environment have been the focus of numerous studies.…”

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“…Taking into account the chemical composition and persistence of PAHs, there is evidence that two-and three-ring compounds indicate relatively stronger petrogenic origin and four-to sixring compounds pyrogenic origin (Dahle et al 2003). Though PAHs are quite persistent, long-range atmospheric transport would selectively degrade compounds such as anthracene and pyrene through photo-oxidation (Zhang et al 1993). On the surface of water bodies, PAHs rapidly become associated with seston.…”

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Historical changes in the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Lake Peipsi sediments

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The distribution of 11 individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was analysed in a (210)Pb dated sediment core from the deepest area of Lake Peipsi and in four surface sediment samples taken from littoral areas. According to the concentrations in the core three groups of PAHs may be distinguished: (1) relatively stable concentrations of PAHs within the whole studied time interval; (2) very low concentrations in sediments accumulated before intensive anthropogenic impact (from 19th century up to the 1920s) following a slight increase and (3) an overall increase in PAH concentrations since the 1920s up to the present. Comprehensive analysis of PAHs in the core and monitoring data obtained in the 1980s together with the lithology of sediments show that an increase of anthropogenically induced PAHs correlates well with the history of fuel consumption in Estonia and speaks about atmospheric long-distance transport of PAHs. The continuous increase of PAH concentrations since the 1920s do not support the earlier hypothesis about the dominating impact of the oil shale fired power plants near the lake, because their emissions decreased significantly in the 1990s. The concentration of PAHs in the deep lake core sample correlates well with the content of organic matter, indicating absorption and co-precipitation with plankton in the sediment.

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“…Most studies on petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in coastal seas and estuaries have concentrated on North America and Europe (Gordan et al, 1978;Marchand et al, 1988;Bidleman et al, 1990;Zhang et al, 1993;Rajkumar and Persad, 1994;Law et al, 1997;Sharma et al, 1997;Woodhead et al, 1999;Soclo et al, 2000;Notar et al, 2001). There are few studies from Southeast Asia, where industrialization and urbanization have proceeded rapidly in the past four decades (Table 1).…”

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Environmental Impacts of Diesel Fuel on Bacteria and Phytoplankton in a Tropical Estuary Assessed Using In Situ Mesocosms.

2005

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Dissolved or dispersed petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations (DDPH) were monitored in Ponggol estuary, Singapore, fortnightly from July 1999 to June 2000. DDPH concentrations ranged from 4.4 to 248.9 microg l(-1) and 0.4 to 1099.7 microg l(-1) for surface and subsurface waters, respectively and with mean concentrations of 41.01 microg l(-1) in the water column. Absorbed or adsorbed petroleum hydrocarbon (AAPH) concentrations measured in sediments ranged from 20.6 to 541.0 mg kg(-1), with mean concentrations of 148.23 mg kg(-1). In situ mesocosm studies of bacteria and phytoplankton were based on field monitoring of environmentally measured concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons, using diesel fuel as the source of contaminant. The mesocosm comprised of 25 L clear polycarbonate carboys incubated in situ for 6 days. Water and sediments from a clean site with undetectable levels of petroleum hydrocarbons were used in controls. The treatment mesocosms comprised of mean and highest concentrations of DDPH and AAPH. The study revealed signs of acute toxicity to autotrophs viz., phytoplankton and autotrophic bacteria in treatments simulating concentrations of diesel fuel found in the sediments. A stimulatory effect was seen at lower concentrations. Bacterial heterotrophs responded positively to all concentrations of diesel fuel because of the abundance of a carbon source, reduced grazing pressure and reduced competition for nutrients from phytoplankton.

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Dated Sediments from Green Bay and Lake Michigan

Cited by 21 publications

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Historical record and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Lianhuan Lake sediments

Historical record and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Lianhuan Lake sediments

Historical changes in the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Lake Peipsi sediments

Environmental Impacts of Diesel Fuel on Bacteria and Phytoplankton in a Tropical Estuary Assessed Using In Situ Mesocosms.

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