Aliphatic and Aromatic Biomarkers for Petroleum Hydrocarbon Monitoring in Khniss Tunisian-Coast, (Mediterranean Sea)
| Autor: | Rouabhia Mahmoud, Zrafi Ines, Saidane-Mosbahi Dalila, Bakhrouf Amina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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chemistry.chemical_classification
Aliphatics Chemistry Sediment Petroleum pollution Petroleum Pollution chemistry.chemical_compound Marine sediments Hydrocarbon Mediterranean sea PAHs Aromatics Environmental chemistry General Earth and Planetary Sciences Petroleum Composition (visual arts) Human safety Aromatic hydrocarbon Biomarkers General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Procedia Environmental Sciences. 18:211-220 |
| ISSN: | 1878-0296 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.proenv.2013.04.027 |
| Popis: | Levels, composition profiles and sources of hydrocarbons were analyzed in surface marine sediment samples collected from Khniss Coast in Tunisia. The total Hydrocarbon (TH) concentrations ranged from 2280 μg/g to 7700 μg/g. The sedimentary non-aromatic hydrocarbon (NAH) and aromatic hydrocarbon (AH) concentrations ranged from 1020 to 2320 μg/g, and from 240 to 680 μg/g, respectively. The higher level of total concentration of 17 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ∑17PAHs is equal to 14.59 ng/g. The PAH profiles showed that the ∑4–5-ring compounds were the major PAHs detected in the sampling sites. Characteristic ratios of Anth/(Anth+ Phe), and Flu/(Flu + Pyr) indicated that PAHs could originate from petrogenic and pyrolytic sources. Petroleum contamination associated with increased marine activity and high eutrophization statue in Khniss area which can have side-effects on the ecosystems and human safety, must be controlled. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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