Contribution of settling measurements to the study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons’ (PAHs) mobilisation during resuspension of PAHs-associated sediment

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 28; no. 48; pp. 68349 - 68363
• Main Authors: Usanase, Gisèle, Azema, Nathalie, Bitouri, Youssef El, Souche, Jean-Claude, Gonzalez, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2021; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Contaminated sediments; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Engineering Sciences; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental science; Geologic Sediments; Harbors; Materials; Particle Size; Particle size distribution; Pollutants; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis; Research Article; Sediment pollution; Sedimentation; Sedimentation & deposition; Sediments; Settling; Settling behavior; Size distribution; Waste Water Technology; Water circulation; Water column; Water Management; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollution Control; Particle size distribution (PSD); Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Resuspension; Marine sediment; Settling

This paper aims to investigate the effect of the settling behaviour of sediment particles during resuspension on the mobilisation of pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Sediments were collected in different areas (basin, channel, beach) of a Mediterranean harbour, located in...