Occurrence and assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils from vegetable fields of the Pearl River Delta, South China |
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Authors: | Cai Quan-Ying Mo Ce-Hui Li Yun-Hui Zeng Qiao-Yun Katsoyiannis Athanasios Wu Qi-Tang Férard Jean-François |
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Institution: | Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. cai_quanying@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | Surface soil (0-20 cm) samples from nine representative vegetable fields located in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zengcheng and Huadu within the Pearl River Delta, South China were collected and analyzed for 16 USEPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Total concentrations of 16 PAHs (Sigma(PAHs)) ranged from 160 to 3700 microg kg(-1). Large variations were observed also between concentrations of individual PAHs from different vegetable fields and within the site as well. Acenapthylene, benzob]fluoranthene, fluoranthene, benzoa]pyrene and benzok]fluoranthene were consistently the most prevalent individual PAHs. The values of PAH isomer ratios anthracene/(anthracene+phenanthrene) and fluoranthene/(fluoranthene+pyrene)] indicate that combustion processes are the major sources of PAHs. Concentrations of PAHs were poorly correlated with organic carbon concentrations of soils, suggesting different sources and also indicating that the PAH pollution of this area is recent. The same outcome is confirmed by the predominance of PAHs with fewer rings (
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