Research Article
Occurrence and Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water and Sediment Collected along the Harbour Line, Mumbai, India
Table 1
Concentrations of ∑PAHs (μg/L) in water collected along the harbour line, Mumbai, India.
| | | Place of collection | | PAHs | SEWRI ()* | MAHUL ()* | NHAVA ()* | | | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean |
| | Naphthalene | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | | Acenaphthene | <1–2.98 | 1.33 | <1–2.13 | 1.39 | <1 | <1 | | Fluorene | <1–2.55 | 1.52 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | | Phenanthrene | <1 | <1 | <1–3.14 | 1.08 | <1 | <1 | | Anthracene | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | | Fluoranthene | <1–5.11 | 1.7 | <1–1.84 | 1.17 | <1–3.05 | 1.02 | | Pyrene | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | | Benzo(a)anthracene | <1–2.93 | 1.78 | <1–3.48 | 1.18 | <1–3.16 | 1.35 | | Chrysene | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | | Benzo(b)fluoranthene | <1–23.2 | 8.83 | <1–17.3 | 5.61 | <1–8.05 | 2.58 | | Benzo(k)fluoranthene | <1–2.06 | 1.29 | <1–2.75 | 1.25 | <1 | <1 | | Benzo(a)pyrene | <1–1.94 | 1.32 | <1–4.67 | 1.57 | <1–2.03 | 1.34 | | Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene | <1–28.2 | 10.9 | <1–12.9 | 4.38 | <1–1.97 | 1.04 | | Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | <1–15.5 | 7.97 | <1–5.53 | 2.52 | <1 | <1 | | Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | <1–19.6 | 10.1 | <1–13 | 3.93 | <1–2.23 | 1.33 |
| | Total PAHs | <1–104.07 | 46.74 | <1–66.74 | 24.08 | <1–20.49 | 8.66 |
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<1: values below detectable concentration, *pooled from 9 water samples.
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