Baseline survey of marine sediments collected from the State of Kuwait: PAFIs, PCBs, brominated flame retardants and metal contamination
Baseline survey of marine sediments collected from the State of Kuwait: PAFIs, PCBs, brominated flame retardants and metal contamination
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DOI：
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.014
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发表时间：
2015-11-30
影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
Al-Sarawi, H. A.
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作者：
Lyons, B. P.;Barber, J. L.;Al-Sarawi, H. A.
在科威特周围的29个地点进行了一次地理范围广泛的沉积物污染基线调查。对样品中的各种工业污染物进行了评估，包括金属、多环芳烃、多氯联苯、多溴二苯醚和六溴环十二烷。所产生的数据表明，污染物水平一般较低，低于普遍适用的沉积物质量准则。然而，该区域沉积物中某些金属的自然高背景浓度可能会禁止对一些常规应用的SQG进行直接评估。确定了多环芳烃、多氯联苯和多溴联苯醚的污染热点，这些污染热点主要与位于该市南部的Shuaiba工业区有关，已知该工业区有多种轻重工业。皇冠版权所有（C）2015由爱思唯尔有限公司发布。
A geographically extensive baseline survey of sediment contamination was undertaken at twenty nine locations around Kuwait. Samples were assessed in relation to a wide range of industrial pollutants, including metals, PAHs, PCBs, PBDEs and HBCDs. The data generated indicated that levels of pollutants were generally low and below commonly applied sediment quality guidelines (SQGs). However, naturally high background concentrations of certain metals present in sediment from the region may prohibit the direct assessment against some of the routinely applied SQGs. Hot spots of contamination were identified for PAHs, PCBs and PBDEs, that were mainly associated with the Shuaiba Industrial Area, located south of the city, and known to contain a diverse mix of both light and heavy industry. Crown Copyright (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.