A review on occurrence and risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in lakes of China

Ye, Meng; Liu, Xiaohui; Lu, Shaoyong; Zhang, Tingting; Jin, Baichuan; Wang, Qiao; Tang, Zhijie; Liu, Ying; Guo, Xiaochun; Zhou, Junli; Xi, Beidou

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.162

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“…There are two main sources of PAHs in sedimentary strata i.e. incomplete combustion of vegetation or fossil fuels and degradation of organic matter by microorganisms during diagenesis (Hossain et al, 2013;Meng et al, 2019). PAHs derived from combustion mainly produce >4 ring PAHs, while diagenetic PAHs often have 2-4 rings (Denis et al, 2012;Sun et al, 2017).…”

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Wildfire evidence from the Middle and Late Permian Hanxing Coalfield, North China Basin

Xiao

Zhao

Wang

et al. 2020

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Earth has a long geological history and palaeo-wildfire is one of the key factors which is responsible for the evolution and extinction of our earth systems. The most important extinction of our earth systems is the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the product of wildfire in terms of distribution and occurrences from the Late Permian North China basin. Fourteen rock samples were collected from a drill core of Hanxing Coalfield of North China basin. The samples were analyzed by macro and micro petrography, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) in order to study the evidence of wildfire. Charcoal (inertinite) particles are observed in the samples, which established the occurrences of wildfire during the upper Middle and Late Permian time in North China. Additionally, high-molecular-weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) were detected in the studied samples which also reinforce the presence of palaeo–wildfire events in the North China basin in Late Permian due to the fact that these aromatic compounds were formed under high temperatures.

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Wildfire evidence from the Middle and Late Permian Hanxing Coalfield, North China Basin

Xiao

Zhao

Wang

et al. 2020

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“…Industrial and municipal WWTPs are identified as point sources for PAHs released into the aquatic environment 8,9 . It is necessary to investigate characteristics and pollution of the sediments to deal with problems related to aquatic environments 10 .…”

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Coking wastewater treatment plant as a sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments and ecological risk assessment

Chen

Liao

Wei

2020

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The spatial and temporal distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was investigated in sediments of Maba River, a major tributary of Beijiang River (South China). A total of 13 samples from Maba River and its tributary, Meihua River, were analyzed for 16 PAHs. The total concentration of 16 PAHs (ΣPAH) in high and low water period ranged between 47.61 to 25480.98 ng g−1, with a mean concentration of 4382.98 ng g−1, and 60.30 to 15956.62 ng g−1 with a mean concentration of 3664.32 ng g−1, respectively. Three-ring and four-ring PAHs were the dominant species. It was concluded that a pattern of pyrolytic input as a major source of PAHs in sediments through the molecular ratio method for the source identification, such as HMW/LMW PAHs, Flu/(Flu+Pyr), IcdP/(IcdP+BghiP) and BaA/(BaA+Chr). It is suggested that the pollution emission from the iron and steel plant might be the most important sources of PAHs into Maba River water system. The threat of PAHs contamination to biota of the river was assessed using effect range low (ERL) and effect range median (ERM) values, which suggested that PAHs in Maba River and its tributary had already caused ecological risks.

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“…In recent years, many studies have been carried out on PAHs in environmental media such as lake, river, and bay sediments [8,21,22]. Qian et al found that the PAHs pollutants in sediments from different regions of the Haihe River in China were significantly different, and most of them derived from the combined combustion sources, including various combustion processes [23].…”

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments from Typical Algae, Macrophyte Lake Bay and Adjoining River of Taihu Lake, China: Distribution, Sources, and Risk Assessment

Dong

Yan

et al. 2021

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants in sediments and pose a serious risk for freshwater ecosystems. In this study, sediment samples from 24 sites were collected from the cyanobacterial bloom-occurring, macrophyte-growing lake bay and adjoining river of Taihu Lake. Here, the concentration levels, sources, and risk assessment of 16 priority PAHs in the surface sediments from typical algae, macrophyte lake bay and adjoining river of Taihu Lake, were investigated, and the results were compared with those of previous studies. The total PAH (ΣPAH) concentrations ranged from 4900 to 16,800 ng·g−1 in sediments of the Taihu Lake bay and from 5736.2 to 69,362.8 ng·g−1 in sediments of the adjoining river. The level of PAHs in riverine sediments was significantly higher than those of the Taihu Lake bay, and that of the Dongshan River was significantly higher than that of the Mashan River, while there was no significant difference in the concentrations of PAHs between the cyanobacterial bloom-occurring and macrophyte-growing lake zone. The results indicated petroleum contamination was dominated in the cyanobacterial bloom-occurring, macrophyte-growing lake bay, while PAHs of the riverine sediments derived from petroleum contamination and the combined combustion including wood, coal combustion, and petroleum combustion according to the identification by the molecular diagnostic ratio and principal component analysis (PCA). Sediment risk assessment based on sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) suggested that partial regions of the Taihu Lake bay were subjected to the potential ecological risk of the 3-ring and 5-ring PAHs, and there existed negative effects related to naphthalene pollutant in all survey regions. The adjoining riverine sediments showed a high ecological risk.

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A review on occurrence and risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in lakes of China

Cited by 227 publications

References 41 publications

Wildfire evidence from the Middle and Late Permian Hanxing Coalfield, North China Basin

Wildfire evidence from the Middle and Late Permian Hanxing Coalfield, North China Basin

Coking wastewater treatment plant as a sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments and ecological risk assessment

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments from Typical Algae, Macrophyte Lake Bay and Adjoining River of Taihu Lake, China: Distribution, Sources, and Risk Assessment

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