| Literature DB >> 12547635 |
M U Beg1, T Saeed, S Al-Muzaini, K R Beg, M Al-Bahloul.
Abstract
Sediment samples from the coastal area facing Shuaiba industrial area (15 x 1.5 km(2)) were examined for contamination with petroleum hydrocarbons. Aliphatic hydrocarbons in sediment extracts were characterized largely by unresolved complex mixture from nC(22)-nC(33). The sediment samples from the upstream area facing Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery to Shuaiba Harbor were heavily polluted with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) possibly due to the higher depth in the area created for a navigational channel to the harbor. PAHs at these locations exceeded the probable effect levels with reference to sediment quality guidelines. Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science (USA)Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12547635 DOI： 10.1016/s0147-6513(02)00019-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ecotoxicol Environ Saf ISSN： 0147-6513 Impact factor: 6.291