Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei
Pollution characteristics and associated ecological risks of PAHs in sediments from Brunei Bay, Brunei were investigated. The concentrations of ∑16 PAHs ranged from 826.7 to 2955.3 μg kg− 1 , indicating moderate to high level of pollution. Source apportionment of PAHs by molecular isomeric ratios...
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| author | Sharifi, Reza Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad Sharifinia, Moslem Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Mehr, Meisam Rastegari Abbasi, Sajjad Yap, Chee Kong Yousefi, Mohamad Reza Masood, Najat Magam, Sami Muhsen Alkhadher, Sadeq Abdullah Abdo Daliri, Moslem |
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| description | Pollution characteristics and associated ecological risks of PAHs in sediments from Brunei Bay, Brunei were
investigated. The concentrations of ∑16 PAHs ranged from 826.7 to 2955.3 μg kg− 1
, indicating moderate to high
level of pollution. Source apportionment of PAHs by molecular isomeric ratios and positive matrix factorization
model indicated impact of potential anthropogenic PAH sources including combustion of biomass and fossil
fuels. The data indicated relatively no significant ecotoxicological risk for most of PAH compounds. To estimate
the individual c-PAH toxicity, the toxic equivalent quantity (c-TEQ) was calculated. Results of the TEQ analysis
showed that BaP followed by DBA and BaA are the most carcinogenic of PAHs examined in the study area. The
evaluation of human health risk of PAHs revealed that the cancer risk of PAHs for adults and children was higher
than the USEPA threshold (<1E− 06) and lower than 1E-3, implying low to moderate risk. |
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| spelling | upm-1092402024-08-19T07:41:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109240/ Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei Sharifi, Reza Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad Sharifinia, Moslem Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Mehr, Meisam Rastegari Abbasi, Sajjad Yap, Chee Kong Yousefi, Mohamad Reza Masood, Najat Magam, Sami Muhsen Alkhadher, Sadeq Abdullah Abdo Daliri, Moslem Pollution characteristics and associated ecological risks of PAHs in sediments from Brunei Bay, Brunei were investigated. The concentrations of ∑16 PAHs ranged from 826.7 to 2955.3 μg kg− 1 , indicating moderate to high level of pollution. Source apportionment of PAHs by molecular isomeric ratios and positive matrix factorization model indicated impact of potential anthropogenic PAH sources including combustion of biomass and fossil fuels. The data indicated relatively no significant ecotoxicological risk for most of PAH compounds. To estimate the individual c-PAH toxicity, the toxic equivalent quantity (c-TEQ) was calculated. Results of the TEQ analysis showed that BaP followed by DBA and BaA are the most carcinogenic of PAHs examined in the study area. The evaluation of human health risk of PAHs revealed that the cancer risk of PAHs for adults and children was higher than the USEPA threshold (<1E− 06) and lower than 1E-3, implying low to moderate risk. Elsevier 2022-08 Article PeerReviewed Sharifi, Reza and Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad and Sharifinia, Moslem and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Mehr, Meisam Rastegari and Abbasi, Sajjad and Yap, Chee Kong and Yousefi, Mohamad Reza and Masood, Najat and Magam, Sami Muhsen and Alkhadher, Sadeq Abdullah Abdo and Daliri, Moslem (2022) Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 181. art. no. 113913. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0025-326X; ESSN: 1879-3363 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X22005951 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113913 |
| spellingShingle | Sharifi, Reza Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad Sharifinia, Moslem Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Mehr, Meisam Rastegari Abbasi, Sajjad Yap, Chee Kong Yousefi, Mohamad Reza Masood, Najat Magam, Sami Muhsen Alkhadher, Sadeq Abdullah Abdo Daliri, Moslem Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei |
| title | Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei |
| title_full | Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei |
| title_fullStr | Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei |
| title_full_unstemmed | Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei |
| title_short | Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei |
| title_sort | source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (pahs) in the coastal ecosystem of the brunei bay, brunei |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109240/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109240/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109240/ |