Temporal and spatial variations in PAH concentrations in the sediment from the Nilufer Creek in Bursa, Turkey
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2014-07-03
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The objective of this study was to identify the temporal variations in PAH concentrations in the sediment at different locations on the Nilufer Creek moving along an industrial city. The distribution of various PAH species and their possible sources were determined. Sediment samples were taken from at eight different locations on the Nilufer Creek for a one-year period. Temporal concentration profiles were in the range of 15-9600ng g(-1) dry matter (dm). PAH concentrations reached their maximum values in the winter (9600ng g(-1) dm). Molecular diagnostic ratios of PAHs showed that the pollution in the Nilufer Creek in the fall, winter and summer seasons was mostly pyrolytic. It was observed that 3-4 ring species predominated in all seasons in the Nilufer Creek sediment.
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Diagnostic ratio, Polycyclic aromatic hyrocarbons, Pca, Sediment composition, Polycyclic aromatic-hydrocarbons, Environmental sciences & ecology, Suspended particulate matter, Marmara sea, Dry deposition fluxes, River estuary, San-francisco bay, Engineering, Surface sediments, Water-quality, Environmental fate, Sewage-sludge, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Diagnostic ratio, Pca, Sediments, Polycyclic aromatic hyrocarbons, Sediment composition, Diagnostic ratios, Molecular diagnostic ratio, Pca, Temporal variation, Sediment composition, Temporal concentrations, Sediment samples, Temporal and spatial variation
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Karaca, G. ve Taşdemir, Y. (2014). "Temporal and spatial variations in PAH concentrations in the sediment from the Nilufer Creek in Bursa, Turkey". Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 49(8), 900-912.