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Correlation between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and total organic carbon in surface sediments of the Bohai Sea and the North Yellow Sea.
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Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2024 Jan; Vol. 31 (2), pp. 2883-2890. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 11. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The correlation between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organic carbon is an important indicator of the marine environment. In this paper, twenty-six surface sediment samples were collected from the Bohai Sea and the North Yellow Sea as the study area, and the contents of sixteen PAHs ranged from 71.34 ng·g <superscript>-1</superscript> to 240.78 ng·g <superscript>-1</superscript> with an average of 143.26 ng·g <superscript>-1</superscript> by gas chromatography. The source analysis indicated the source of PAHs in the surface sediments of the study area was more complex, and the percentage of combustion sources was higher than that of petroleum sources, which might cause less negative ecological risks. The average content of total organic carbon (TOC) was 5.25%, as determined by automatic potentiometric titration, and the content of TOC was higher in the Bohai Sea than in the North Yellow Sea. TOC was significantly correlated with HWM-PAHs but was not correlated with LWM-PAHs, which proved organic matter was more effective in controlling high-molecular-weight PAHs than low-molecular-weight PAHs in the surface sediments of the Bohai Sea and the North Yellow Sea.<br /> (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1614-7499
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Environmental science and pollution research international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38082039
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31254-5