PMID- 20383378
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100713
LR  - 20161125
IS  - 1464-0333 (Electronic)
IS  - 1464-0325 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 4
DP  - 2010 Apr
TI  - PAHs and n-alkanes in Mediterranean coastal marine sediments: aquaculture as a 
      significant point source.
PG  - 958-63
LID - 10.1039/b922712a [doi]
AB  - The occurrence of polycyclic aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons in fish feed, 
      sediment trap material and marine sediments was examined at two fish farms in the 
      eastern Mediterranean. The average (min-max) concentrations of polycyclic 
      aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fish feed and particulate effluents were 316 
      (287-351) ng g(-1) DW and 487 (475-499) ng g(-1) DW, respectively. Lower PAH 
      levels were determined in the underlying marine sediments. In the surface 
      sediments under the farms (0 m distance from the edge of the cages) and in the 
      immediate vicinity, the concentration levels of n-alkanes and PAHs were 
      significantly higher than in the surrounding sediments in both sites. PAHs and 
      n-alkanes individual component profiles of fish feed and sinking material were 
      similar with the corresponding profiles of the sediment samples collected in the 
      immediate vicinity around the cages. On a daily basis, the average PAH 
      sedimentation fluxes under the cages was 24.4 microg m(-2) d(-1), which is 
      considerably higher compared with the observed PAH sedimentary fluxes in the open 
      eastern Mediterranean. Our results imply that fish farming is a significant 
      source of these persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the marine environment 
      and therefore a likely change in the scale of production might introduce new 
      sources of environmental risk. Further work is required in order to develop an 
      appropriate monitoring system for the sustainable development of the aquaculture 
      sector.
FAU - Tsapakis, Manolis
AU  - Tsapakis M
AD  - Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, 
      Greece. tsapakis@her.hcmr.gr
FAU - Dakanali, Eva
AU  - Dakanali E
FAU - Stephanou, Euripides G
AU  - Stephanou EG
FAU - Karakassis, Ioannis
AU  - Karakassis I
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20100208
PL  - England
TA  - J Environ Monit
JT  - Journal of environmental monitoring : JEM
JID - 100968688
RN  - 0 (Alkanes)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
SB  - IM
MH  - Alkanes/*analysis
MH  - Animal Feed/*analysis
MH  - Animals
MH  - *Fisheries
MH  - Fishes
MH  - Geologic Sediments/*analysis
MH  - Greece
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/*analysis
EDAT- 2010/04/13 06:00
MHDA- 2010/07/14 06:00
CRDT- 2010/04/13 06:00
PHST- 2010/04/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/04/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/07/14 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1039/b922712a [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Environ Monit. 2010 Apr;12(4):958-63. doi: 10.1039/b922712a. Epub 2010 Feb 8.