Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediments in the Euphrates river, Iraq

Other Title(s)

توزيع الهيدروكريونات العطرية متعددة الحلقات في المياه و الرواسب في نهر الفرات، العراق

Joint Authors

Abd al-Ami, Sara Hammud
Hasan, Fikrat Majid
al-Ubaydi, Abd al-Hamid Muhammad Jawad
al-Murshdi, Jasim Muhammad Salman

Source

Iraqi Journal of Science

Issue

Vol. 60, Issue 12 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.2572-2582, 11 p.

Publisher

University of Baghdad College of Science

Publication Date

2019-12-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Earth Sciences, Water and Environment

Abstract EN

The monitoring of lotic ecosystems is important for environmental health after war crisis.

This study aimed to detect the fate of the sixteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds (PAHs) as priority pollutants in the water and sediment of Al-Hussainya River in Karbala Province.

The results indicated that the concentrations in water samples ranged from 0.24–58.72 ηg.L-1 for each of the benzo(a) pyrene and benzo(g, h, i)perylene.

The concentrations in sediment samples have been observed to be in a range of 0.36–119.06 μg.g-1 for naphthalene and benzo(g,h,i)perylene.

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene recorded the highest concentrations in each of water and sediment samples as compared with the other compounds.

The ratios of the specific PAH compounds were calculated to evaluate the possible sources of PAH contamination.

These ratios reflected pyrogenic and petrogenic origins in both water and sediments.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hasan, Fikrat Majid& al-Ubaydi, Abd al-Hamid Muhammad Jawad& al-Murshdi, Jasim Muhammad Salman& Abd al-Ami, Sara Hammud. 2019. Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediments in the Euphrates river, Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science،Vol. 60, no. 12, pp.2572-2582.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hasan, Fikrat Majid…[et al.]. Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediments in the Euphrates river, Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science Vol. 60, no. 12 (2019), pp.2572-2582.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Hasan, Fikrat Majid& al-Ubaydi, Abd al-Hamid Muhammad Jawad& al-Murshdi, Jasim Muhammad Salman& Abd al-Ami, Sara Hammud. Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediments in the Euphrates river, Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science. 2019. Vol. 60, no. 12, pp.2572-2582.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-969541

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.

Record ID

BIM-969541