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  • Title: Enrichment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mariculture sediments of Hong Kong.
    Author: Wang HS, Liang P, Kang Y, Shao DD, Zheng GJ, Wu SC, Wong CK, Wong MH.
    Journal: Environ Pollut; 2010 Oct; 158(10):3298-308. PubMed ID: 20708314.
    Abstract:
    Surface and core sediments collected from six fish farms in Hong Kong and from reference sites were investigated for the enrichment and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Moderately high SigmaPAH16 levels (123-947 ng g(-1), mean: 450 ng g(-1)) were found in the surface aquaculture sediments. In comparison with the sediments from the reference sites, the average enrichment percentage of total organic carbon (TOC) and PAHs in surface sediments were 21.4 and 43.8%, respectively, and in the core sediments, 24.6 and 73.7%, respectively. Mathematical source apportionment analyses (i.e. isomer ratios, hierarchical cluster analysis, principal components analysis with multiple linear regression analysis) suggested a higher percentage of petrogenic sources in aquaculture sediments. The fish feeds might be the main source of the enriched PAHs in the aquaculture sediments. To our knowledge, this is the first study showing that PAHs in aquaculture sediments could be attributed to human aquaculture activities.
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