Distribution characteristics and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Liao River drainage basin, northeast China | |
Jian Hu; Congqiang Liu; Guoping Zhang; Yanlin Zhang; Siliang Li; Zhiqi Zhao; Baojian Liu; Qinjun Guo | |
2016 | |
Source Publication | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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Volume | 188Issue:4 |
Abstract | The Liao River drainage basin, which is one of China’s seven major rivers basins, is located in northeast China. This region is characterized by important industrial bases including steel factories and oil and chemical plants, all of which have the potential to contribute pollutants to the drainage basin. In this study, 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water and suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the major rivers of the Liao River drainage basin were identified and quantified by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The total PAH concentrations ranged from 0.4 to 76.5 μg/g (dry weight) in SPM and 32.6 to 108 ng/L in surface water, respectively. Low-ring PAHs (including two- and three-ring PAHs) were dominant in all PAH samples, and the level of low-ring PAHs in surface water was higher than that in SPM. The proportion of two-ring PAHs was the highest, accounting for an average of 68.2 % of the total PAHs in surface water, while the level of three-ring PAHs was the highest in SPM, with an average of 66.3 %. When compared with other river systems, the concentrations of PAHs in the Liao River drainage basin were lower. Identification of the emission sources based on diagnostic ratios suggested petroleum and fossil fuel combustion were important contribution to PAHs in the study area. |
Subject Area | 环境地球化学 |
Indexed By | SCI |
Language | 英语 |
Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.gyig.ac.cn/handle/352002/6160 |
Collection | 环境地球化学国家重点实验室_环境地球化学国家重点实验室_期刊论文 |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Jian Hu,Congqiang Liu,Guoping Zhang,et al. Distribution characteristics and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Liao River drainage basin, northeast China[J]. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,2016,188(4). |
APA | Jian Hu.,Congqiang Liu.,Guoping Zhang.,Yanlin Zhang.,Siliang Li.,...&Qinjun Guo.(2016).Distribution characteristics and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Liao River drainage basin, northeast China.Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,188(4). |
MLA | Jian Hu,et al."Distribution characteristics and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Liao River drainage basin, northeast China".Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188.4(2016). |
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