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POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN THE SEDIMENTS OF WATER-BEARING SUBSIDENCE TROUGHS IN THE KARVINA REGION, CZECH REPUBLIC

Eva Pertile

First published: 2011-06-20https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2011/s20.152View metrics

Abstract

Considering polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons significant indicators of anthropogenic pollution of the environment, a pilot study obs erves the content of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the sediments of water-bearing subsidence troughs in the Karvina Region. The relevance of PAHs as a pollution load indicator is also supported by the results of monitoring PAH contents in the air of the Karvina Region, namely because PAHs are characteristic organic pollutants in the overall Ostrava- Karvina industrial agglomeration. The studied localities are water areas, e.g. where one is used for free-time fishing and one is characteristic for dominant banked waste rock, a material frequently used for remediation in the region. For the purposes of the pilot study, only six congeners of PAHs, including their sum, are monitored in the sediments, namely: benzo[ a]anthracene, benzo[ k]fluoranthene, benzo[ a]pyrene, anthracene, dibenzo[ah]anthracene, and benzo[ ghi]perylene. The determined PAH values are compared with their contents in the air of the monitored region.

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Title
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN THE SEDIMENTS OF WATER-BEARING SUBSIDENCE TROUGHS IN THE KARVINA REGION, CZECH REPUBLIC
Authors
Eva Pertile
Proceedings
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings; SGEM2011 11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference
Publisher
Stef92 Technology
Year
2011
Pages
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ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
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Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Keywords
PAHswater-bearing subsidence troughssediments
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