Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surficial sediments of Boston Harbour, Massachusetts, USA

Shiaris, Michael P.; Jambard-Sweet, D.

doi:10.1016/0025-326x(86)90839-8

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“…The lipophilc compounds parition out of water, into suspended solids (Gearng et al 1980, Readman et al 1984, which add to the organic rich bottom sedients. The levels of contamnation in Deer Island sediment, and at other sites show a decreasing gradient with increasing distance from urban centers (Boehm 1984, Shiars and Jambard-Sweet 1986, NOAA 1988a, Duston et al 1990 and Table 1-1). In a national rankng of levels of contamination of bivalve molluscs, Boston Harbor raned in the top 10% of sites for chlorinated pesticides, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, and some forms of lead, mercury and tin (NOAA 1987b).…”

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Vacuolation, proliferation and neoplasia in the liver of Boston Harbor winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

Moore¹

1991

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“…The term is used loosely here to connote a sense of suspended animation. Shiars andJambard-Sweet 1986, N.O.A.A. 1988a).…”

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Vacuolation, proliferation and neoplasia in the liver of Boston Harbor winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

Moore¹

1991

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“…The two main origins of PAH pollution are petroleum runoff and the combustion of fossil fuel and biomass. 8) Concentrations of PAHs in industrialized cities such as Boston 9,10) and New York 11) were extremely high and are thought to result from petroleum use. In contrast, in developing countries such as Malaysia, their concentrations were not as high, and their primary origin was supposed to be the combustion of fossil fuel and biomass.…”

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Distribution of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediment Samples from Vietnam

Kishida

Imamura

Maeda

et al. 2007

JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE

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The presence of eight kinds of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as DDT and its metabolites (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), chlordane compounds (CHLs), drin compounds (Drins), heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), heptachlor-epoxide, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and sixty-four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds (PAHs) was identified using high resolution gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) to investigate their distribution in surface sediment from Hanoi, Hue, and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam. A survey of sediment samples from Osaka was conducted for comparison. The concentrations of ΣDDTs, ΣCHLs, ΣPCBs and ΣPAHs in Vietnam were 0.19-140, N.D.-9.0, 0.11-110, and 30-5500 ng/gdry, respectively. Concentrations of these compounds in urban areas were higher than those in other areas. In addition, the ΣDDT concentrations in Vietnamese urban areas were higher than those in Osaka. These results suggest that most DDTs would be used as insecticides for the purpose of health services rather than as agricultural chemicals. PAH pollution in urban areas and suburbs is caused mainly by runoff of petrol, whereas in rural areas, the combustion of fossil fuels and biomass is the major pollutant source.

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“…Slurries of Lowes Cove sediment were prepared as described above. Additional slurries were prepared with sediment from Little Mystic Channel (LMC), a heavily contaminated site in Boston Harbor that contains substantial concentrations of a variety of PAHs (34,39). LMC sediment was collected at low tide with acrylic cores (7 cm [diameter] by 32 cm) that were transported to the Darling Marine Center within 8 h of collection.…”

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Isolation, Characterization, and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation Potential of Aerobic Bacteria from Marine Macrofaunal Burrow Sediments and Description ofLutibacterium anuloederansgen. nov., sp. nov., andCycloclasticus spirillensussp. nov

Chung

King

2001

Appl Environ Microbiol

107

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Two new polyaromatic hydrocarbon-degrading marine bacteria have been isolated from burrow wall sediments of benthic macrofauna by using enrichments on phenanthrene. Strain LC8 (from a polychaete) and strain M4-6 (from a mollusc) are aerobic and gram negative and require sodium chloride (>1%) for growth. Both strains can use 2- and 3-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as their sole carbon and energy sources, but they are nutritionally versatile. Physiological and phylogenetic analyses based on 16S ribosomal DNA sequences suggest that strain M4-6 belongs to the genus Cycloclasticus and represents a new species, Cycloclasticus spirillensus sp. nov. Strain LC8 appears to represent a new genus and species,Lutibacterium anuloederans gen. nov., sp. nov., within theSphingomonadaceae. However, when inoculated into sediment slurries with or without exogenous phenanthrene, only L. anuloederans appeared to sustain a significant phenanthrene uptake potential throughout a 35-day incubation. In addition, onlyL. anuloederans appeared to enhance phenanthrene degradation in heavily contaminated sediment from Little Mystic Cove, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surficial sediments of Boston Harbour, Massachusetts, USA

Cited by 78 publications

References 15 publications

Vacuolation, proliferation and neoplasia in the liver of Boston Harbor winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

Vacuolation, proliferation and neoplasia in the liver of Boston Harbor winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

Distribution of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediment Samples from Vietnam

Isolation, Characterization, and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation Potential of Aerobic Bacteria from Marine Macrofaunal Burrow Sediments and Description ofLutibacterium anuloederansgen. nov., sp. nov., andCycloclasticus spirillensussp. nov

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