Presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and surface water from Shadegan wetland–Iran: a focus on source apportionment, human and ecological …

NY Ashayeri, B Keshavarzi, F Moore, M Kersten… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in aquatic system is of concern
since it may constitute a sink of these contaminants for wetland ecosystem. We investigated …

A review of the pollution signatures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments of the East China Sea

F Yin, C Gao, D Feng, Y Sun - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Marine sediments serve as crucial reservoirs for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
and their PAH signatures offer valuable historical pollution records. This article provides a …

Significance of the great protection of the Yangtze River: Riverine input contributes primarily to the presence of PAHs and HMs in its estuary and the adjacent sea

Q Wang, H Xu, J Yin, S Du, C Liu, J Li - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yangtze River protection strategies are expected to improve the water quality
and ecological function of the Yangtze River Estuary (YRE). The concentrations of 16 …

Survey on the micro-pollutants presence in surface water system of northern Serbia and environmental and health risk assessment

BD Škrbić, K Kadokami, I Antić - Environmental research, 2018 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates the occurrence of 940 organic micro-pollutants in surface water of
four rivers, one irrigation canal system, and two lakes in Vojvodina Province, the northern …

Assessing Contamination in Transitional Waters Using Geospatial Technologies: A Review

I Arroyo-Ortega, Y Chavarin-Pineda… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Transitional waters (TWs) are relevant ecological and economical ecosystems that include
estuaries, deltas, bays, wetlands, marshes, coastal lakes, and coastal lagoons and play a …

Vertical distribution, composition profiles, sources and toxicity assessment of PAH residues in the reclaimed mudflat sediments from the adjacent Thane Creek of …

N Basavaiah, RD Mohite, PU Singare, AVR Reddy… - Marine Pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
A study on vertical distribution of magnetic susceptibility, carcinogenic and endocrine
disrupting PAHs was performed in the reclaimed mudflat sediments adjacent to the Thane …

Human health and ecological risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment of Woji creek in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

OC Ihunwo, MU Ibezim-Ezeani, TA DelValls - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Human health risk was determined by assessing risk due to dermal contact with the
sediment and Benzo [a] pyrene-equivalent concentrations (BaP-TEQ-carcinogenic …

Pollution status of PAHs in surface sediments from different marginal seas along China Mainland: A quantitative evaluation on a national scale

W Yang, H Zhang, Y Lang, Z Li - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
China is one of the largest coastal countries in the world, which have all kinds of marginal
systems. Studies have reported the sedimentary Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

It's time to reevaluate the list of priority polycyclic aromatic compounds: Evidence from a large urban shallow lake

S Wang, P He, X Wu, F Zan, Z Yuan, J Zhou… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Monitoring only 16 priority PAHs (Pri-PAHs) may greatly underestimate the pollutant
load and toxicity of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in aquatic environments. There is …

Mini review of trace metal contamination status in East China Sea sediment

TH Fang, CY Lien - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
This study reviewed the published papers and employed the guideline values of USEPA
(ERL and ERM) and China (MSQ, Class I, II, III) to assess the contamination status of …