Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in starfish body and bottom sediments in Mohang Harbor (Taean), South Korea
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Title
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in starfish body and bottom sediments in Mohang Harbor (Taean), South Korea
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Author(s)
- Kim, Chang Joon; Hong, Gi Hoon; Kim, Hye Eun; Yang, Dong Beom
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- Kim, Chang Joon(김창준); Kim, Hye Eun(김혜은)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 김창준; 홍기훈; 김혜은; 양동범
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Publication Year
- 2014-07
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Abstract
- The concentrations of 27 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in bottom sediments and starfish from Mohang Harbor (MH) in Taean peninsula, South Korea. In December 2007, crude oil washed ashore from the M/V Hebei Spirit and was subsequently cleaned up within a few months of the incident. The ecological risk, bioaccumulation factor (BAF), and composition of the 27 PAHs were examined. The PAH concentrations in the bottom sediment ranged from 24 to 366 mu g/kg dried weight, and the ecological risk was determined as minimal (mERL-Q < 1). Total PAH concentrations in Asterina pectinifera (inside seawall) and Asterias amurensis (outside seawall) were 1,226 and 1,477 mu g/kg dry weight (d.w.), respectively. The total BAFs (aBAF) for A. amurensis was 3.8 times higher than that of A. pectinifera, and the PAH concentrations of 5-6 log K (OW) were highest in the two starfish species. Further, PAH fingerprint analysis (nine alkyl-substituted PAHs fraction, low molecular weight (LMW)/high molecular weight (HMW), Phe/Ant, and Flu/Pyr), and principal component analysis (PCA) based on three crude oil samples from the M/V Hebei Spirit showed no remaining influence of crude oil.
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ISSN
- 0167-6369
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/2784
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DOI
- 10.1007/s10661-014-3703-z
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Bibliographic Citation
- ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, v.186, no.7, pp.4343 - 4356, 2014
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Publisher
- SPRINGER
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Subject
- PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY GUIDELINES; MARINE-SEDIMENTS; MYTILUS-EDULIS; SIZE FRACTIONS; UNITED-STATES; OIL-SPILL; CRUDE-OIL; IDENTIFICATION; CONTAMINATION
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Keywords
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Crude oil; Starfish; Marine environment; Bioaccumulation factor
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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