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- Title
Spatiotemporal distributions and ecological risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the surface seawater of Laizhou Bay, China.
- Authors
Shi, Di; Wu, Fengchang; He, Jia; Sun, Yan; Qin, Ning; Sun, Fuhong; Su, Hailei; Wang, Beibei
- Abstract
The spatial-temporal distribution, source, and potential ecological risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface seawater from Laizhou Bay were investigated. The total PAH (ΣPAH) concentrations ranged from 277 to 4393 ng/L with an average of 1178 ng/L, thereby suggesting a relatively moderate to high PAH exposure level in Laizhou Bay in comparison to other bays in the world. The composition patterns and source apportionment results revealed that the coal, biomass burning, diesel emissions, and petroleum combustion as well as the combination of these processes were the dominant sources of PAHs in the surface water, which were closely associated with sail process and sewage effluents. The ecological risk assessment indicated that benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), phenanthrene (Phe), luoranthene (Flua), and naphthalene (Nap) would exist ecological risks in most of surface seawater sites, but the probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) results showed that the current level of risk is not as severe as the risk quotient (RQ) results revealed.
- Subjects
CHINA; ECOLOGICAL risk assessment; POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; DIESEL motor exhaust gas; BIOMASS burning
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2024, Vol 31, Issue 8, p12131
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-023-31253-6