Research Article
Occurrence and Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water and Sediment Collected along the Harbour Line, Mumbai, India
Table 4
Comparision of total PAH concentrations (ng/g, dry wt.) in sediment from various marine sites around the world.
| | Location | Year of Sampling | | Range | References |
| | Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China | 1992 | 8 | 700–26100 | Hong et al. [24] | | Kitimat Harbour, Canada | — | 15 | 310–528000 | Simpson et al. [25] | | Baltic Sea | 1996 | 18 | 3.96–22100 | Baumard et al. [26] | | Masan Bay, Korea | 1998 | 16 | 41.5–1100 | Khim et al. [27] | | Western Xiamen Bay, China | 1998 | 16 | 247–480 | Zhou et al. [16] | | East China Sea | — | — | 17–157 | Bouloubassi et al. [28] | | Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea | — | 10 | 20.4–5734 | Ma et al. [29] | | Northern Adriatic Sea | 1996 | 22 | 30–600 | Notar et al. [30] | | Daya Bay, China | 1999 | 16 | 115–1134 | Zhou and Maskaoui [18] | | Deep Bay, South China | 2004 | 15 | 353.8–128.1 | Qiu et al. [22] | | Southwestern Barents Sea | 2006 | 22 | 58.8–326 | Boitsov et al. [31] | | Cienfuegos Bay, Cuba | — | — | 180–5500 | Tolosa et al. [32] | | Mumbai Harbour Line, India | 2008 | 15 | 17–134134 | Present study |
|
|
