Measuring bioavailable PAHs in estuarine water using semipermeable membrane devices with performance reference compounds

Wan-Ting Chang; Meng-Der Fang; Chon-Lin Lee; Peter Brimblecombe

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.031

Author(s)

Wan-Ting Chang
Meng-Der Fang
Chon-Lin Lee
Peter Brimblecombe

Related Research Unit(s)

School of Energy and Environment

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	376-383
Journal / Publication	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	89
Issue number	1-2
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2014

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Abstract

Bioavailable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in the estuarine water of Kaohsiung Harbor were measured using XAD-2 resin and semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) calibrated with performance reference compounds (PRCs). The sum of the PAH concentrations from XAD-2 resin (C_w) in the surface and bottom water samples was 6.63 and 9.58ngL^- ¹, respectively. The variation in PAHs was higher in surface water. Cubic polynomial regressions using the sampling rate for five PRCs (R_s _-PRC) provided estimated in situ sampling rates (R_s). The turbulent condition in the surface water was important in enhancing R_s; however, diffusion was relevant to the bottom water, which was less turbulent and showed decreasing R_s at high MW PAHs. The sum of the dissolved PAH concentrations estimated with the SPMDs (C_SPMD) was 5.87 and 9.15ngL^- ¹ in the surface and bottom water samples, respectively. The surface and bottom water PAHs were derived from different sources.

Research Area(s)

Bioavailability, Kaohsiung Harbor, Membrane sampling rate, SPMD

Citation Format(s)

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Measuring bioavailable PAHs in estuarine water using semipermeable membrane devices with performance reference compounds. / Chang, Wan-Ting; Fang, Meng-Der; Lee, Chon-Lin et al.
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 89, No. 1-2, 15.12.2014, p. 376-383.

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Chang, W-T, Fang, M-D, Lee, C-L & Brimblecombe, P 2014, 'Measuring bioavailable PAHs in estuarine water using semipermeable membrane devices with performance reference compounds', Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 89, no. 1-2, pp. 376-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.031

Chang, W.-T., Fang, M.-D., Lee, C.-L., & Brimblecombe, P. (2014). Measuring bioavailable PAHs in estuarine water using semipermeable membrane devices with performance reference compounds. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 89(1-2), 376-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.031

Chang WT, Fang MD, Lee CL, Brimblecombe P. Measuring bioavailable PAHs in estuarine water using semipermeable membrane devices with performance reference compounds. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2014 Dec 15;89(1-2):376-383. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.031

Chang, Wan-Ting ; Fang, Meng-Der ; Lee, Chon-Lin et al. / Measuring bioavailable PAHs in estuarine water using semipermeable membrane devices with performance reference compounds. In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2014 ; Vol. 89, No. 1-2. pp. 376-383.