PAH bioaccumulation in two polluted sites along the eastern coast of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Mohammed I. Orif, Amr El-Maradny, Mohamed A. Ghandourah, M. El-Amin Bashir, Mohsen M. El-Sherbiny |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Environmental Engineering
biology Range (biology) business.industry Sediment Sewage Littorina 010501 environmental sciences biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Benthic zone Bioaccumulation Environmental chemistry Environmental Chemistry Ecotoxicology Environmental science Mangrove General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 18:1335-1348 |
| ISSN: | 1735-2630 1735-1472 |
| Popis: | Significant amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) accumulate in specific habitats and organisms, such as mangroves and benthic organisms, due to the PAHs’ direct attachment to sediments in the environment or the feeding activity of the organisms, especially in contaminated coastal areas. The present study investigates the effect of sewage effluents on the bioaccumulation of PAHs in two polluted sites along the coastal area of Jeddah city. PAH levels in the mangrove sediments, roots, and leaves ranged between 230.09 and 17.94, 32.79 and 409.86, and 111.14 and 795.2 ng/g, respectively, following the general trend of sediments |
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