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Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Industrial Harbor Sediments by GC-MS

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  • Cheng-Di Dong

    (Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Marine University, 142 Haijhuan Road, Nanzih District, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan)

  • Chih-Feng Chen

    (Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Marine University, 142 Haijhuan Road, Nanzih District, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan)

  • Chiu-Wen Chen

    (Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Marine University, 142 Haijhuan Road, Nanzih District, Kaohsiung City 81157, Taiwan)

Abstract

Analysis of the 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) of the US Environmental Protection Agency priority pollutant list was carried out in sediment samples of an industrial port in the southern Kaohsiung Harbor of Taiwan which is supposed to be extensively polluted by industrial wastewater discharges. The determination and quantification of PAHs in sediment samples were performed using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with the aid of deuterated PAH internal standards and surrogate standards. The total concentrations of the 16 PAHs varied from 4,425 to 51,261 ng/g dw, with a mean concentration of 13,196 ng/g dw. The PAHs concentration is relatively high in the river mouth region, and gradually diminishes toward the harbor region. Diagnostic ratios showed that the possible source of PAHs in the industrial port area could be coal combustion. As compared with the US Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs), the various observed levels of PAHs exceeded the effects range median (ERM), and could thus cause acute biological damages. The results can be used for regular monitoring, and future pollution prevention and management should target the various industries in this region for reducing pollution.

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  • Cheng-Di Dong & Chih-Feng Chen & Chiu-Wen Chen, 2012. "Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Industrial Harbor Sediments by GC-MS," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:9:y:2012:i:6:p:2175-2188:d:18253
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    1. Chih-Feng Chen & Yun-Ru Ju & Yee Cheng Lim & Shu-Ling Hsieh & Mei-Ling Tsai & Pei-Pei Sun & Ravi Katiyar & Chiu-Wen Chen & Cheng-Di Dong, 2019. "Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sludge from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants by GC-MS," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-13, July.
    2. Abdulrahman H. Alhudhodi & Abdulilah K. Alduwais & Zaid M. Aldhafeeri & Mohammed Ahmad S. Al-Shamsi & Badr H. Alharbi, 2022. "Contamination Assessment of Mangrove Ecosystems in the Red Sea Coast by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-13, April.

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    PAHs; GC-MS; harbor sediment;
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