Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polysaccharides in River Sediments from the Odra Basin after the 1997 Flood

Bierawska, B.; Głód, D.; Błażejowski, Jerzy; Lammek, B.; Szafranek, Janusz; Niemirycz, Elżbieta

doi:10.1002/(sici)1521-401x(199911)27:5<350::aid-aheh350>3.0.co;2-i

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“…Similar patterns were found in Oder River sediments sampled near industrialized centers of Poland (18). The predominance of unsubstituted PAHs containing 3-4 aromatic rings and the small proportion of alkylated PAHs in these samples suggest that their main source is the combustion of fossil fuels, especially coal, which is the major heating source in the catchment area of the Oder River (10). Hence this sediment fingerprint is consistent with what we would expect from our knowledge of PAH sources in the catchment.…”

Section: Importance Of Fluffy Materials For Pah Inventorymentioning

confidence: 92%

“…A great number of the post-flood sediment samples were highly polluted (>200 µg/g dw, sum of PAHs). Furthermore, the composition of the PAH mixture in the fluffy layer samples after the flood was very similar to that found in the postflood sediments of the Oder River (10,18).…”

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“…To test this hypothesis, we investigated the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) profiles and concentrations in fluffy layer material during different seasons at five stations along one major pathway of the Oder River plume. As model substances, we used PAHs due to the fact that the Oder River is highly contaminated with PAHs, which makes the Oder the major source of PAH input into the southern Baltic Sea (10).…”

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Using Fluffy Layer Material To Study the Fate of Particle-Bound Organic Pollutants in the Southern Baltic Sea

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Leipe

Emeis

2001

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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This paper examines the utility of fluffy layer material for studying and monitoring the environmental levels, transport, and fate of particle-bound contaminants in coastal ecosystems. Fluffy layer material is the very young and mobile layer of particulate matter that accumulates on the sediment surface under quiescent conditions. We used this material to study the behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are discharged by the Oder River into the Baltic Sea. With the fluffy layer material, it was possible to (i) do fingerprint analysis to trace the sources of PAHs in the river discharge, (ii) follow the modification of the PAHs from the mouth of the river to the depositional basin and identify the responsible processes, (iii) monitor the seasonal variation in the PAH input, (iv) study the influence of a major flood event on the PAH loading to the coastal ecosystem, and (v) conduct a PAH mass balance to estimate the contribution of the Oder River source to PAH accumulation in the depositional basin. The fluffy layer material integrated the particle-bound contaminant signal over a period ranging from several days to several months, depending on the sampling location. As such, fluffy layer material is a valuable addition to the matrixes commonly used for studying particle-associated chemicals: SPM and sediment, which reflect time scales of hours and years, respectively.

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Section: Importance Of Fluffy Materials For Pah Inventorymentioning

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Section: Figure 3 Distribution Patterns Of Pahs In Samples Of the Odmentioning

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Using Fluffy Layer Material To Study the Fate of Particle-Bound Organic Pollutants in the Southern Baltic Sea

Witt

Leipe

Emeis

2001

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…The Odra River is polluted by the discharges of wastewater from several industries and municipal wastewater treatment plants [1]. A few studies have reported the occurrence of trace organic contaminants in estuarine regions of the Odra River [12][13][14][15][16]. In this study, sediment samples were collected from various locations along the Odra and Warta Rivers and their tributaries in Poland to study the distribution of PCBs, PAHs, NP and OP.…”

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“…Few studies have reported the occurrence of PAHs, NP and OP in sediments from Baltic countries [13][14][15][16] and, therefore, this is one of a few reports that document the concentrations of PAHs, NP and OP in sediments. The target analytes were also measured in raw and treated sewage sludge from a municipal sewage treatment plant in Gdan´sk, Poland.…”

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Polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and alkylphenols in sediments from the Odra River and its tributaries, Poland

Kannan

Kober

Khim

et al. 2003

Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry

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Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol (OP) were measured in sediments collected during June-August 1998 along the Odra River and its tributaries (Warta, Obrzyca, Barycz, Kaczawa and Bo´br Rivers) in Poland. In addition, raw and treated sewage sludge collected from Gdan´sk, Poland, were analyzed for the target compounds. Concentrations of PCBs in sediments varied widely, ranging from 2.7 to 412 ng/g, on a dry weight basis (dry wt). PAHs were the predominant compounds in sediments with concentrations ranging from 150 to 19 000 ng/g, dry wt. The distribution of concentrations of PAHs was more homogenous than that of PCBs. NP concentrations in sediments ranged from <1 to 762 ng/g, while that of OP from <1 to 9.8 ng/g, dry wt. Measured concentrations of target analytes in sediments of the Odra River and its tributaries were comparable to or greater than those reported for riverine sediments in other eastern European countries. Concentrations of total PCBs, PAHs and NP in raw and treated sewage sludge collected from a sewage treatment plant in Gdan´sk, Poland, were in the ranges of 203-284, 11 720-13 880 and 6760-99 600 ng/g, dry wt, respectively. Primary treatment of sewage did not appear to reduce PCB or PAH concentrations, although NP and OP concentrations were much less in treated sludge than in raw sludge. This is one of a few studies that document concentrations of PCBs, PAHs and NP in sediments of the Odra River and its tributaries in Poland.

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The Consequences of the Oder Flood in 1997 on the Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Oder River

Witt¹,

Gründler²

2005

Acta hydrochim. hydrobiol.

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polysaccharides in River Sediments from the Odra Basin after the 1997 Flood

Cited by 4 publications

References 38 publications

Using Fluffy Layer Material To Study the Fate of Particle-Bound Organic Pollutants in the Southern Baltic Sea

Using Fluffy Layer Material To Study the Fate of Particle-Bound Organic Pollutants in the Southern Baltic Sea

Polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and alkylphenols in sediments from the Odra River and its tributaries, Poland

The Consequences of the Oder Flood in 1997 on the Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Oder River

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