Research Article

Distribution and Bioconcentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Water and Fishes

Table 3

Summary of total PAHs concentration (ng/L) in water and SPM from different sites around the world.

LocationConcentration (ng/L) References

WaterPearl River Delta, China11.11–65.2115This study
Xijiang River, China21.7–13815Deng et al. [5]
Pearl River and the Macao Harbor, China13.64–106.8515Luo et al. [20]
Seine River and Estuary, France4–3611Fernandes et al. [24]
Daya Bay, China4181–2750715Zhou and Maskaoui [18]
Western Xiamen Sea, China106–94515Zhou et al. [33]
Jiulong River Estuary and Western 6840–2562015Maskaoui et al. [19]
Xiamen Sea, China
Chesapeake Bay, USA20–65.717Gustafson and Dickhut [22]
Baltic Sea3.85–14.115Witt [21]
North Sea0.63–3.5115Witt [21]
Pearl River Delta, China10.8–32315Wang et al. [14]

SPMPearl River Delta China34.68–403.1215This study
Xijiang River, China0.17–58.215Deng et al. [5]
Pearl River and the Macao Harbor, China73.54–411.5115Luo et al. [20]
York River, VA, Estuary, USA2.09–12320Countway et al. [23]
Seine River and Estuary, France2–68711Fernandes et al. [24]

: Numbers of PAHs compounds analyzed in each study.