Petroleum Hydrocarbon Concentrations in the Surface Sediments of Two Major Sea Ports, Bay of Bengal, India
| Autor: | Saravanan Kumaresan, Gopalsamy Idayachandiran, Kumar Balachandar, A. Sundaramanickam, Ajith Nithin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0208 environmental biotechnology
Soil Science 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Monsoon 01 natural sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Environmental Chemistry Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences chemistry.chemical_classification Total organic carbon Global and Planetary Change Sediment Geology Pollution 020801 environmental engineering Hydrocarbon chemistry Environmental chemistry Environmental science Petroleum Sedimentary rock Total petroleum hydrocarbon Bay |
| DOI: | 10.21203/rs.3.rs-191714/v1 |
| Popis: | This investigation was made to assess the seasonal accumulation pattern of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in sediments along the two major ports such as Ennore and Tuticorin, located in Southeast coast of India. The level of TPH was found to vary from 2.05µg g− 1to 17.47 µg g− 1. To establish the relationship among the TPH with total organic carbon (TOC) and sediment components, the techniques of correlation analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) were used. The higher accumulation of TPH during monsoon season indicates that all wastes discharged on land was washed and got deposited on the Ennore coast. The significant positive correlation with TOC was noticed and the evidences indicated that the sedimentary organic carbon is acting as a strong binding agent for TPH. |
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