Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination of the Southern Black Sea Shelf, Turkey

Balkis N., Aksu A., Ersan M. S.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, vol.19, no.2, pp.592-599, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11356-011-0583-4
  • Journal Name: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.592-599
  • Keywords: Black Sea, Sediments, Pollution monitoring, Petroleum hydrocarbons, Aliphatic hydrocarbons, Aromatic hydrocarbons, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS, CHESAPEAKE BAY-REGION, POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY, MEDITERRANEAN-SEA, RECENT SEDIMENTS, UNITED-STATES, 1991 WAR, MARINE, INPUTS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) contents and some aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations were analysed in coastal sediments of hot points collected from along the Southern Black Sea Shelf.