Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Bottom Sediments from the Nakhodka Bay (Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea): Assessment of Pollution Level and Potential Тoxicity
E. V. ZHURAVEL1,2, A. P. CHERNYAEV1,3, L. I. SOKOLOVA1, E. M. CHUDOVSKAYA1, M. A. PROSHINA1
1Far Eastern Federal University, 690600, Vladivostok, Sukhanova str., 8 2A. V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, FEB RAS, 690041, Vladivostok, Palchevskogo str., 17 3Pacific Research Institute of Fishery and Oceanography (TINRO), 690091, Vladivostok, Shevtchenko str., 4
Keywords: pollution, bottom sediments, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biрhenyls, the Nakhodka Bay
Abstract
The content of hydrocarbons, including polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biрhenyls in the bottom sediments of the Nakhodka Bay was studied. It was shown that the content of the pollutants was similar to that of low polluted areas of the World Ocean. PAH and PCB concentration in the Nakhodka Bay did not exceed the toxic thresholds and did not pose any threat to the existence of aquatic organisms.
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