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Quantitative assessment data of PAHs and N-PAHs in core sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria

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Quantitative assessment data of PAHs and N-PAHs in core sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria. / Anyanwu, I.N.; Sikoki, F.D.; Semple, K.T.
In: Data in Brief, Vol. 33, 106484, 01.12.2020.

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Anyanwu, IN, Sikoki, FD & Semple, KT 2020, 'Quantitative assessment data of PAHs and N-PAHs in core sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria', Data in Brief, vol. 33, 106484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106484

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Anyanwu, I. N., Sikoki, F. D., & Semple, K. T. (2020). Quantitative assessment data of PAHs and N-PAHs in core sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Data in Brief, 33, Article 106484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106484

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Anyanwu IN, Sikoki FD, Semple KT. Quantitative assessment data of PAHs and N-PAHs in core sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Data in Brief. 2020 Dec 1;33:106484. Epub 2020 Nov 2. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106484

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Anyanwu, I.N. ; Sikoki, F.D. ; Semple, K.T. / Quantitative assessment data of PAHs and N-PAHs in core sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria. In: Data in Brief. 2020 ; Vol. 33.

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title = "Quantitative assessment data of PAHs and N-PAHs in core sediments from the Niger Delta, Nigeria",
abstract = "Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) pollution has been the focus of environmental research, mostly due to their mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity and genotoxicity. Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and the nitrogen-containing analogues (N-PAHs) (which tend to accumulate in sediments rather than water) was measured in 2 cm intervals segments from Bonny Estuary, Niger Delta using GC–MS. Data showed that PAHs/N-PAHs levels ranged from 8699 to 22,528 µg/kg and 503–2020 µg/kg, respectively. Furthermore, the data revealed that ƩPAHs level in the estuarine segments was > 45% higher than DPR/EGASPIN intervention limit. This gives insight on PAHs/N-PAHs contamination in the oil rich region. ",
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AB - Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) pollution has been the focus of environmental research, mostly due to their mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity and genotoxicity. Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and the nitrogen-containing analogues (N-PAHs) (which tend to accumulate in sediments rather than water) was measured in 2 cm intervals segments from Bonny Estuary, Niger Delta using GC–MS. Data showed that PAHs/N-PAHs levels ranged from 8699 to 22,528 µg/kg and 503–2020 µg/kg, respectively. Furthermore, the data revealed that ƩPAHs level in the estuarine segments was > 45% higher than DPR/EGASPIN intervention limit. This gives insight on PAHs/N-PAHs contamination in the oil rich region. 

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KW - Niger Delta

KW - Nigeria

KW - PAHs

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