Ecocycles 2(1) 3-8 (2016) DOI: 10.19040/ecocycles.v2i1.45 (temporary)
ISSN 2416-2140
REVIEW ARTICLE
The contamination of bottom sediments in the Southern Baltic with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Karolina Bartkowski, Anita Lewandowska, Julia Gaffke, Jerzy Bolałek Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk, Al. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland E-mail of the corresponding author:
[email protected]) Abstract – The study involved a comparative analysis of PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) concentrations in the bottom sediments of the southern part of the Baltic Sea. It was determined that the contamination of sediments with PAHs is considerable (>500 ng/g), with the predominance of pyrogenic PAHs. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons become deposited mainly in anaerobic or extremely anaerobic areas, with a large proportion of the
