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Title: | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in superficial sediments of the Negro River in the Amazon region of Brazil |
Authors: | Souza, Hilton M.L. Taniguchi, Satie Bícego, M. C. Oliveira, Luiz A. Oliveira, Tereza Cristina de Souza Barroso, Hiléia dos Santos Zanotto, Sandra Patricia |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society |
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Volume 26, Número 7, Pags. 1438-1449 |
Abstract: | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were identified and quantified in samples of superficial sediments of the Negro River, in the Amazon region of Brazil, through analyses performed by GC/MS. Total PAH concentration that includes parent and alkylated PAHs ranged from 6.5 to 5348 ng g-1 of dry weight. The Σ16 PAHs prioritized in environmental studies by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) ranged from 5.6 to 1187 ng g-1. The most contaminated places were those where muddy sediments were found, with the highest concentrations of organic matter, carbon and total nitrogen. The priority PAHs with high molecular weight represented 70% of the total abundance and showed that the main source of contamination of the sediments was pyrogenic. However, petrogenic PAHs coming from oil and derivatives input is also an important contamination source to be considered. ©2015 Sociedade Brasileira de Química. |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.5935/0103-5053.20150112 |
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