Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the coastal water, surface sediment and mullet Liza klunzingeri from northern part of Hormuz strait (Persian Gulf)

•We surveyed level of PAH from northern part of Hormuz strait.•PAHs consisted mainly three, four and five-ring compounds.•Sediments ranked as low to moderately polluted with PAHs. The concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in mullet (Liza klunzingeri), water and...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2013-11, Vol.76 (1-2), p.411-416
Main Authors: Bastami, Kazem Darvish, Afkhami, Majid, Ehsanpour, Maryam, Kazaali, Aida, Mohammadizadeh, Maria, Haghparast, Sarah, Soltani, Farzaneh, Zanjani, Seyed Asal, Ghorghani, Nasrin Farzaneh, Pourzare, Roya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agnatha. Pisces
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
coastal water
Drying
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Environmental Monitoring
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Indian Ocean
Isomers
Liza klunzingeri
Marine
Marine and brackish environment
mullet
Persian Gulf
Pollution abatement
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - metabolism
Risk assessment
Sea water ecosystems
Sediments
Smegmamorpha - metabolism
Straits
Synecology
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism
Water pollution
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Summary:•We surveyed level of PAH from northern part of Hormuz strait.•PAHs consisted mainly three, four and five-ring compounds.•Sediments ranked as low to moderately polluted with PAHs. The concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in mullet (Liza klunzingeri), water and sediment from northern part of Hormuz strait (Persian Gulf). The concentration levels of total PAHs in L. klunzingeri, water and sediment were 133.99–268.57ngg−1dry weight, 3.12–5.88ngl−1 and 42.29–228.9ngg−1 dry weight, respectively. Based on isomer ratios, analysis of the PAHs source in the sediment demonstrated that the PAHs come from pyrogenic and petrogenic origin. Risk assessment showed PAHs threshold concentrations to occasionally be exceeded in the study area.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.08.018