The effects of flow rate and temperature on SPMD measurements of bioavailable PAHs in seawater

Wan-Ting Chang; Chon-Lin Lee; Peter Brimblecombe; Meng-Der Fang; Kuo-Tung Chang; James T. Liu

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.013

Author(s)

Wan-Ting Chang
Chon-Lin Lee
Peter Brimblecombe
Meng-Der Fang
Kuo-Tung Chang
And 1 others

James T. Liu

Related Research Unit(s)

School of Energy and Environment

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	217-223
Journal / Publication	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	97
Issue number	1-2
Publication status	Published - 2015

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DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.013 Final Published version
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Abstract

This work investigates the dependence of the sampling rate (R_s) of semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs) on flow rate and temperature. The in situ R_s values were obtained using performance reference compounds (PRCs) with weighted polynomial regression and used to estimate the bioavailable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in seawater. The in situ R_s values did not vary with flow rate and temperature. The empirical equation of the R_s value from the SPMDs was established. This infers that PRCs could be avoided by using an established empirical equation under similar field conditions. The sum of the bioavailable PAHs ranged from 0.281 to 0.611ngL^-1 on the eastern side of the Taiwan Strait and from 0.438 to 1.10ngL^-1 on the western side. Distinct sources and toxicity of these bioavailable PAHs were observed and mainly resulted from different types of energy consumption.

Research Area(s)

Bioavailability, Sampling rate, SPMD, Taiwan strait

Citation Format(s)

[ RIS ] [ BibTeX ]

The effects of flow rate and temperature on SPMD measurements of bioavailable PAHs in seawater. / Chang, Wan-Ting; Lee, Chon-Lin; Brimblecombe, Peter et al.
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 97, No. 1-2, 2015, p. 217-223.

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Chang, W-T, Lee, C-L, Brimblecombe, P, Fang, M-D, Chang, K-T & Liu, JT 2015, 'The effects of flow rate and temperature on SPMD measurements of bioavailable PAHs in seawater', Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 97, no. 1-2, pp. 217-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.013

Chang, W.-T., Lee, C.-L., Brimblecombe, P., Fang, M.-D., Chang, K.-T., & Liu, J. T. (2015). The effects of flow rate and temperature on SPMD measurements of bioavailable PAHs in seawater. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 97(1-2), 217-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.013

Chang WT, Lee CL, Brimblecombe P, Fang MD, Chang KT, Liu JT. The effects of flow rate and temperature on SPMD measurements of bioavailable PAHs in seawater. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2015;97(1-2):217-223. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.013

Chang, Wan-Ting ; Lee, Chon-Lin ; Brimblecombe, Peter et al. / The effects of flow rate and temperature on SPMD measurements of bioavailable PAHs in seawater. In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2015 ; Vol. 97, No. 1-2. pp. 217-223.