Distribution and ecological risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments of different tropical water ecosystems in Niger Delta, Nigeria

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences Vol. 77; no. 5; pp. 1 - 14
• Main Authors: Inam, Edu, Etuk, Inemesid, Offiong, Nnanake-Abasi, Kim, Kyoung-Woong, Kang, Seo-Young, Essien, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accumulation; Acenaphthene; Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic environment; Aromatic compounds; Aromatic hydrocarbons; Biogeosciences; Biological effects; Carcinogens; Chrysene; Coastal inlets; Contaminants; Contamination; Correlation analysis; Distribution; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecological risk assessment; Ecosystems; Environmental Science and Engineering; Euryhalinity; Fluvial sediments; Fresh water; Freshwater; Freshwater ecosystems; Geochemistry; Geology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Hydrometers; Inland water environment; Load distribution (forces); Molecular weight; Naphthalene; Organic carbon; Original Article; Oxidation; Pollution abatement; Pollution index; Pollution sources; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Pyrene; Risk; Risk assessment; River ecology; Rivers; Sediment; Sediments; Soil properties; Stress concentration; Terrestrial Pollution; Total organic carbon; Tropical climate; Water pollution; Wet oxidation; Nigeria; Euryhaline ecosystem; PAHs; Sediments; Nigeria; Humic ecosystem; Freshwater ecosystem

Sediments are considered as suitable matrices to study the contamination levels of aquatic environment since they represent a sink for multiple contaminant sources. In this study, the influence of sediment characteristics on the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and its potenti...