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Assessing the relationship and influence of black carbon on distribution status of organochlorines in the coastal sediments from Pakistan

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Assessing the relationship and influence of black carbon on distribution status of organochlorines in the coastal sediments from Pakistan. / Ali, Usman; Syed, Jabir Hussain; Junwen, Liu et al.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 190, 07.2014, p. 82-90.

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Ali, U, Syed, JH, Junwen, L, Sánchez-García, L, Malik, RN, Chaudhry, MJI, Arshad, M, Li, J, Zhang, G & Jones, KC 2014, 'Assessing the relationship and influence of black carbon on distribution status of organochlorines in the coastal sediments from Pakistan', Environmental Pollution, vol. 190, pp. 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2014.03.024

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Ali U, Syed JH, Junwen L, Sánchez-García L, Malik RN, Chaudhry MJI et al. Assessing the relationship and influence of black carbon on distribution status of organochlorines in the coastal sediments from Pakistan. Environmental Pollution. 2014 Jul;190:82-90. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.03.024

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Ali, Usman ; Syed, Jabir Hussain ; Junwen, Liu et al. / Assessing the relationship and influence of black carbon on distribution status of organochlorines in the coastal sediments from Pakistan. In: Environmental Pollution. 2014 ; Vol. 190. pp. 82-90.

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title = "Assessing the relationship and influence of black carbon on distribution status of organochlorines in the coastal sediments from Pakistan",
abstract = "Levels of total organic carbon (TOC) and black carbon (BC) were determined together with those of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the selected eighteen coastal sites (n = 285) along the Arabian Sea from Pakistan. Results showed that the total concentration of TOC, BC, ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs ranged between 0.3 and 2.9% dw, 0.1-0.2% dw, 0.9-110 ng g(-1) dw and 6.2-1200 ng g(-1) dw, respectively. Correlation analysis of BC (r = 0.26-0.89) and TOC (r = 0.06-0.69) revealed a stronger association with studied compounds. The sedimentary depositional fluxes (D) for ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs were calculated as 1.7 and 4.9 tons yr(-1), respectively. In the coastal belt of Pakistan, sedimentary mass inventories (I) indicated the presence of 13 and 37 metric tons of ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs, respectively.",
keywords = "Environmental Monitoring, Geologic Sediments, Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated, Models, Chemical, Oceans and Seas, Pakistan, Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Soot, Water Pollutants, Chemical",
author = "Usman Ali and Syed, {Jabir Hussain} and Liu Junwen and Laura S{\'a}nchez-Garc{\'i}a and Malik, {Riffat Naseem} and Chaudhry, {Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal} and Masood Arshad and Jun Li and Gan Zhang and Jones, {Kevin C.}",
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AU - Ali, Usman

AU - Syed, Jabir Hussain

AU - Junwen, Liu

AU - Sánchez-García, Laura

AU - Malik, Riffat Naseem

AU - Chaudhry, Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal

AU - Arshad, Masood

AU - Li, Jun

AU - Zhang, Gan

AU - Jones, Kevin C.

PY - 2014/7

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N2 - Levels of total organic carbon (TOC) and black carbon (BC) were determined together with those of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the selected eighteen coastal sites (n = 285) along the Arabian Sea from Pakistan. Results showed that the total concentration of TOC, BC, ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs ranged between 0.3 and 2.9% dw, 0.1-0.2% dw, 0.9-110 ng g(-1) dw and 6.2-1200 ng g(-1) dw, respectively. Correlation analysis of BC (r = 0.26-0.89) and TOC (r = 0.06-0.69) revealed a stronger association with studied compounds. The sedimentary depositional fluxes (D) for ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs were calculated as 1.7 and 4.9 tons yr(-1), respectively. In the coastal belt of Pakistan, sedimentary mass inventories (I) indicated the presence of 13 and 37 metric tons of ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs, respectively.

AB - Levels of total organic carbon (TOC) and black carbon (BC) were determined together with those of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the selected eighteen coastal sites (n = 285) along the Arabian Sea from Pakistan. Results showed that the total concentration of TOC, BC, ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs ranged between 0.3 and 2.9% dw, 0.1-0.2% dw, 0.9-110 ng g(-1) dw and 6.2-1200 ng g(-1) dw, respectively. Correlation analysis of BC (r = 0.26-0.89) and TOC (r = 0.06-0.69) revealed a stronger association with studied compounds. The sedimentary depositional fluxes (D) for ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs were calculated as 1.7 and 4.9 tons yr(-1), respectively. In the coastal belt of Pakistan, sedimentary mass inventories (I) indicated the presence of 13 and 37 metric tons of ∑OCPs and ∑26PCBs, respectively.

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KW - Geologic Sediments

KW - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated

KW - Models, Chemical

KW - Oceans and Seas

KW - Pakistan

KW - Pesticides

KW - Polychlorinated Biphenyls

KW - Soot

KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical

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