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- Title
Hydrocarbon Pollution in the Sediment from the Jarzouna-Bizerte Coastal Area of Tunisia (Mediterranean Sea).
- Authors
Zrafi-Nouira, I.; Khedir-Ghenim, Z.; Zrafi, F.; Bahri, R.; Cheraeif, I.; Rouabhia, M.; Saidane-Mosbahi, D.
- Abstract
This study investigated the presence and origin of hydrocarbon pollution in industrial waste water sediments found near the Jarzouna (Bizerte, Tunisia) oil refinery. Analyses of surface sediments (layer 1) and deep sediments (layer 2) showed that Total Hydrocarbon (TH) concentrations ranged from 602 ± 7.638 μg/g in layer-1 to 1270 ± 2.176 μg/g in layer-2. The results suggest that the deeper the sediment, the higher the level of total hydrocarbon found. The sedimentary Non Aromatic Hydrocarbon (NAH) and Aromatic Hydrocarbon (AH) concentrations ranged from 66.22 ± 1.516 to 211.82 ± 10.670 μg/g for NAH, and from 13.84 ± 0.180 to 115.60 ± 2.479 μg/g for AH. The high variability of these concentrations was associated with the location of the sediment collection sites. Aliphatic biomarker analysis revealed petroleum contamination close to the refinery rejection site, and biogenic sources further away. Petroleum contamination may be associated with increased industrial activity in the area of Jarzouna-Bizerte in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Subjects
TUNISIA; MEDITERRANEAN Sea; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE pollution; ENVIRONMENTAL toxicology; SEWAGE; PETROLEUM; TOXICOLOGY
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2008, Vol 80, Issue 6, p566
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-008-9421-x