Sediment PAH: Contrasting levels in the Caspian Sea and Anzali Wetland

Aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons risk assessment in coastal water and sediments of Khark Island, SW Iran

“…Therefore, the coastal sediments in the Khark Island indicated low to moderate contamination by ∑PAHs. The PAHs concentration of sediments in the island were mediocre compared to previously reported levels of coastal sediments from different parts of the world (Hung et al, 2011;Li et al, 2015a;Li et al, 2015c;Mehdinia et al, 2015;Schintu et al, 2015;Yancheshmeh et al, 2014). Among all tested PAHs in sediments, Nap was the predominant species in S 1 , S 3 , S 4 and S 6 , while Pyrene was predominant in the S 2 , S 5 , S 7 and S 8 .…”

The response of thyroid hormones, biochemical and enzymological biomarkers to pyrene exposure in common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

“…This compound is a major proportion of the PAH compounds found in both aquatic and terrestrial environments and its presence is linked to anthropogenic activities (Doong and Lin, 2004;Guo et al, 2007;Sereshk and Bakhtiari, 2014;Yancheshmeh et al, 2014). Pyrene is produced through incomplete combustion of fossil fuels as well as the utilization of creosote and other petroleum compounds (Krasnov et al, 2005;CCME, 2008).…”

Source apportionment of PAHs in surface sediments using positive matrix factorization combined with GIS for the estuarine area of the Yangtze River, China

“…Various studies have applied different qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze sources of PAHs (Zhang et al, 2005;Tobiszewski and Namieśnik, 2012;Yancheshmeh et al, 2014). The diagnostic ratio analysis of PAHs is one of the most widely used qualitative methods of analyzing PAH sources.…”