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2008•AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGYOpen access

Source determination of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in water and sediment of a creek in the Niger Delta region

Duke Okoro

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Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water and sediment of Ekpan Creek of the Warri River were determined with GC Perkin-Elmer/Clarius 500. Compositional patterns of the PAHs were used to distinguish their sources in the aquatic system. The three diagnostic selected concentration ratios of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon isomer pairs confirmed that the PAHs concentrations in sediment of Ekpan Creek were from pyrogenic origin and include phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene and benzo(a)anthracene.

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Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water and sediment of Ekpan Creek of the Warri River were determined with GC Perkin-Elmer/Clarius 500. Compositional patterns of the PAHs were used to distinguish their sources in the aquatic system. The three diagnostic selected concentration ratios of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon isomer pairs confirmed that the PAHs concentrations in sediment of Ekpan Creek were from pyrogenic origin and include phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene and benzo(a)anthracene.

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Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water and sediment of Ekpan Creek of the Warri River were determined with GC Perkin-Elmer/Clarius 500. Compositional patterns of the PAHs were used to distinguish their sources in the aquatic system. The three diagnostic selected concentration ratios of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon isomer pairs confirmed that the PAHs concentrations in sediment of Ekpan Creek were from pyrogenic origin and include phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene and benzo(a)anthracene.

Key concepts: Fluoranthene, Chrysene, Pyrene, Anthracene, Phenanthrene, Environmental chemistry, Sediment, Perylene

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