Determination of Hydrocarbons in Mussels from the Egyptian Red Sea Coast |
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Authors: | Ahmed El Nemr Amany El-Sikaily Azza Khaled Tarek O Said Aly M A Abd-Alla |
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Institution: | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Kayet Bay, Alexandria, Egypt. ahmedmoustafaelnemr@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | Mussels (Brachidontes Sp.) collected in April 2000 from the Red Sea coastal of Egypt in order to determine the contamination by hydrocarbons. The study included 11 sampling stations covering about 450 Km of the Egyptian Red Sea coast for the first time. Total concentrations of 20 aliphatics (average 0.105 ng g(-1) of wet weight) and sixteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (average 5452 ng g(-1) of wet weight) were generally lower in comparison with those reported for some of the published surveillance and monitoring studies of coastal areas from various regions. These results suggest that the coastal area in the Red Sea of Egypt might be considered as a relatively unpolluted. |
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