Anyanwu Ihuoma N, Sikoki Francis D, Semple Kirk T
Department of Biological Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, P.M.B 1010, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom.
Data Brief. 2020 Nov 2;33:106484. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106484. eCollection 2020 Dec.
Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) pollution has been the focus of environmental research, mostly due to their mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity and genotoxicity. Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and the nitrogen-containing analogues (N-PAHs) (which tend to accumulate in sediments rather than water) was measured in 2 cm intervals segments from Bonny Estuary, Niger Delta using GC-MS. Data showed that PAHs/N-PAHs levels ranged from 8699 to 22,528 µg/kg and 503-2020 µg/kg, respectively. Furthermore, the data revealed that ƩPAHs level in the estuarine segments was > 45% higher than DPR/EGASPIN intervention limit. This gives insight on PAHs/N-PAHs contamination in the oil rich region.
多环芳香化合物（PACs）污染一直是环境研究的重点，主要是因为它们具有致突变性、致癌性、致畸性和基因毒性。使用气相色谱 - 质谱联用仪（GC - MS）对尼日尔三角洲邦尼河口2厘米间隔的沉积物样本中多环芳烃（PAHs）和含氮类似物（N - PAHs）（倾向于在沉积物而非水中积累）的浓度进行了测量。数据显示，PAHs和N - PAHs的含量分别在8699至22528微克/千克和503至2020微克/千克之间。此外，数据还显示，河口区域的ΣPAHs含量比尼日利亚石油资源部/环境与气体研究项目（DPR/EGASPIN）的干预限值高出45%以上。这为该石油丰富地区的PAHs/N - PAHs污染情况提供了深入了解。
