The contamination of bottom sediments in the Southern Baltic with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Bartkowski, Karolina
- Lewandowska, Anita Urszula
- Gaffke, Julia
- Bolalek, Jerzy
Publication date
March 2016
DOI Publisher
Ecocycles ISSN
2416-2140 Citation count (estimate)
2Abstract
The study involved a comparative analysis of PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) concentrations in the bottom sediments of the southern part of the Baltic Sea. It was determined that the contamination of sediments with PHAs is considerable (>500 ng/g), with the predominance of pyrogenic PAHs. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons become deposited mainly in anaerobic or extremely anaerobic areas, with a large proportion of the <0.063 mm fraction and a sizeable content of organic matter. In the studied regions, the contamination of sediments was the consequence of anthropogenic activity
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