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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 575, Issue -, Pages 982-995Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.158
Keywords
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Mass inventory; Positive matrix factorization (PMF) receptor model; Asia continental margin; Energy structure
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- National Programme on Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction [GASI-GEOGE-03, GASI-02-SCS-CJ03]
- Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [U1606401, 41206055]
- Basic Scientific Fund for National Public Research Institutes of China [GY0214G28]
- program Research on Vulnerability of Coastal Zones
- Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong
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Surface sediments obtained from a matrix of 92 sample sites in the Gulf of Thailand (GOT) were analyzed for a comprehensive study of the distribution, sources, and mass inventory of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to assess their input pathways and impacts of the regional land-based energy structure on the deposition of PAHs on the adjacent continental margins. The concentration of 16 PAHs in the GOT ranged from 2.6 to 78.1 ng/g (dry weight), and the mean concentration was 19.4 +/- 15.1 ng/g. The spatial distribution pattern of 16 PAH was generally consistent with that of sediment grain size, suggesting the influence of regional hydrodynamic conditions. Correlation and principal component analysis of the PAHs indicated that direct land-based inputs were dominantly responsible for the occurrence of PAHs in the upper GOT and the low molecular weight (LMW) PAHs in the coastal region could be from petrogenic sources. A positive matrix factorization (PMF) model apportioned five contributors: petroleum residues (similar to 44%), biomass burning (similar to 13%), vehicular emissions (similar to 11%), coal combustion (similar to 6%), and air-water exchange (similar to 25%). Gas absorption may be a significant external input pathway for the volatile PAHs in the open GOT, which further implies that atmospheric loading could be important for the sink of PAHs in the open sea of the Southeast Asia (SE Asia). The different PAH source patterns obtained and a significant disparity of PAH mass inventory in the sediments along the East and Southeast Asia continental margins can be ascribed mainly to different land-based PAH emission features under the varied regional energy structure in addition to the depositional environment and climatic conditions. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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