Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Seawater, Sediment and Biota of Neritic Ecosystems: Occurrence and Partition Study in Southern Ligurian Sea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling Area and Sample Pre-Treatments
2.2. Reagents
2.3. Chromatographic Analysis
2.4. Extraction of PAHs and PCBs from Neritic Matrices
2.4.1. Water Column
2.4.2. Sediment
2.4.3. Biota
2.5. Recovery Evaluation
2.6. Validation of Analytical Protocols
2.7. Bioaccumulation Factor
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Optimization of Analytical Protocols
3.2. Chemical Characterization of Seawater
3.3. Chemical Characterization of Sediment
3.4. Chemical Characterization of Biota and Partition Studies
3.4.1. Copepods
3.4.2. Hyperbenthic Isopoda
3.4.3. Ichthyoplankton
3.5. Bioaccumulation Factors
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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LogBAFHerb [L/Kg] | LogBAFCarn [L/Kg] | |
---|---|---|
NaPh | 2.50 | 2.88 |
AcPY | 2.64 | 2.92 |
Flu | 2.83 | 3.30 |
Phe | 2.81 | 3.30 |
Ant | 2.82 | 3.36 |
FlTh | 2.90 | 3.59 |
BkFl | 3.19 | 3.79 |
Taxon average | 2.81 | 3.31 |
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Rivoira, L.; Castiglioni, M.; Nurra, N.; Battuello, M.; Sartor, R.M.; Favaro, L.; Bruzzoniti, M.C. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Seawater, Sediment and Biota of Neritic Ecosystems: Occurrence and Partition Study in Southern Ligurian Sea. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 2564. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052564
Rivoira L, Castiglioni M, Nurra N, Battuello M, Sartor RM, Favaro L, Bruzzoniti MC. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Seawater, Sediment and Biota of Neritic Ecosystems: Occurrence and Partition Study in Southern Ligurian Sea. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(5):2564. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052564
Chicago/Turabian StyleRivoira, Luca, Michele Castiglioni, Nicola Nurra, Marco Battuello, Rocco Mussat Sartor, Livio Favaro, and Maria Concetta Bruzzoniti. 2022. "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Seawater, Sediment and Biota of Neritic Ecosystems: Occurrence and Partition Study in Southern Ligurian Sea" Applied Sciences 12, no. 5: 2564. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052564
APA StyleRivoira, L., Castiglioni, M., Nurra, N., Battuello, M., Sartor, R. M., Favaro, L., & Bruzzoniti, M. C. (2022). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Seawater, Sediment and Biota of Neritic Ecosystems: Occurrence and Partition Study in Southern Ligurian Sea. Applied Sciences, 12(5), 2564. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052564