Characteristics, distribution and sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in coastal sediments from the heavily industrialized area of Asalouyeh, Iran

Dobaradaran, Sina and Arfaeinia, Hossein and Asadgol, Zahra and Ahmadi, Ehsan and Seifi, Morteza and Moradi, Masoud (2017) Characteristics, distribution and sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in coastal sediments from the heavily industrialized area of Asalouyeh, Iran. Water Science and Technology, 76 (12). pp. 3340-3350.

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Abstract

In this research, the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were investigated in the marine sediments of Asaluyeh harbor, in the Persian Gulf. The samples were taken from industrial, semiindustrial and urban regions. The mean concentration levels of total (Σ) 18 detected PCBs were 514.32, 144.67 and 31.6 pg/g dw for the industrial, semi-industrial and urban sampling stations, respectively. Based on a multivariate statistical analysis, it was found that high contamination levels of PCBs in sediments collected along the Persian Gulf were associated with releases from local industries. Total organic carbon (TOC) content was significantly and positively correlated with the concentrations of PCB congeners. World Health Organization toxic equivalents (TEQs) for PCBs ranged from 0.04 to 2.66 pg TEQ/g dry weight (dw) in the coastal sediments. The TEQ values in this study were higher than many reported worldwide in the literature for sediments. This suggests that there are high levels of contamination in the area due to industrial and other human activities

Item Type: Article
Subjects: WA Public Health
Divisions: Faculty of Public Health
Depositing User: محسن زارعی
Date Deposited: 31 Dec 2018 08:19
Last Modified: 31 Dec 2018 08:19
URI: http://eprints.bpums.ac.ir/id/eprint/7273

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