Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), Tehran 1411813389, Iran.
Azad University, Tehran North Branch, Faculties of Marine Science and Technology, Iran.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2014 Jan 15;78(1-2):224-9. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.032. Epub 2013 Nov 13.
The concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in the sediment from the Hormuz strait, Persian Gulf. The sum of 16 PAHs (ΣPAH) concentrations varied from 72.17 to 277.77 ng g(-1) dry weight, with an average value of 131.20 ± 59.29 ng g(-1) dry weight. An ecological risk assessment of PAHs, indicated that adverse biological effects caused by acenaphthene and acenaphthylene occasionally may take place in the sediment of Hormuz strait. PAH source identification showed that the PAHs in the sediments come from pyrogenic and mixed origin. Based on classification of pollution levels, sediments from Hormuz strait could be considered as low to moderately polluted with PAHs.
在霍尔木兹海峡(波斯湾)的沉积物中测定了 16 种多环芳烃(PAHs)的浓度。16 种多环芳烃(ΣPAH)浓度的总和从 72.17 到 277.77ng/g 干重不等,平均值为 131.20 ± 59.29ng/g 干重。多环芳烃的生态风险评估表明,来自于苊和苊烯的不利生物效应偶尔可能会在霍尔木兹海峡的沉积物中发生。多环芳烃源识别表明,沉积物中的多环芳烃来自于热成因和混合成因。基于污染水平的分类,霍尔木兹海峡的沉积物可以被认为是低到中度多环芳烃污染。