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Alharbi HA, Rushdi AI, Rasul N, Bazeyad A, Al-Mutlaq KF. Levels, spatial distributions, and provision of petroleum hydrocarbons and phthalates in sediments from Obhur lagoon, Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:22. [PMID: 38169010 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01793-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The levels, spatial distribution, and sources of petroleum hydrocarbons and phthalates were assessed in surface sediment samples from the urban lagoon of Obhur near Jeddah, the largest city on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. The lagoon was divided into the inner zone, middle zone, and outer zone based on its geomorphological features and developmental activities. n-Alkanes, hopane and sterane biomarkers, and unresolved complex mixture were the major petroleum hydrocarbon compounds of the total extractable organic matter. Phthalates were also measured in the sediment samples. In the three zones, n-alkanes ranged from 89.3 ± 88.5 to 103.2 ± 114.9 ng/g, whereas the hopane and sterane biomarkers varied from 69.4 ± 75.3 to 77.7 ± 69.9 ng/g and 72.5 ± 77.9-89.5 ± 82.2 ng/g, respectively. The UCM concentrations ranged from 821 ± 1119 to 1297 ± 1684 ng/g and phthalates from 37.4 ± 34.5 65 ± 68 ng/g. The primary origins of these anthropogenic hydrocarbons in the lagoon sediments were petroleum products (boat engine discharges, boat washing, lubricants, and wastewater flows) and plasticizers (plastic waste and litter). The proportions of anthropogenic hydrocarbons derived from petroleum products in the sediment's TEOM ranged from 43 ± 33 to 62 ± 15%, while the percentages for plasticizers varied from 2.9 ± 1.2 to 4.0 ± 1.6%. The presence and inputs of these contaminants from petroleum and plastic wastes in the lagoon's sediments will eventually have an impact on its habitats, including the benthic nursery and spawning areas.
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Grants
- NPST 13-ENV2233-02-R National Plan for Science, Technology, and Innovation (MAARIFAH), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Award Numbers
- NPST 13-ENV2233-02-R National Plan for Science, Technology, and Innovation (MAARIFAH), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Award Numbers
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- Hattan A Alharbi
- Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Oil Spill Environmental Risk Assessment and Mapping in Coastal China Using Automatic Identification System (AIS) Data. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14105837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The rapid expansion in shipping traffic, oil tankers, and oil field exploration in coastal and marine areas has, inevitably, resulted in the occurrence of many oil spill accidents. Oil spill accidents, which cause serious socio-economic, health, and environmental risks in coastal and marine areas, are a global concern. An oil spill pollution risk distribution map, combining multiple spill sources, is an effective tool by which to identify high-risk areas, which may help decision-makers in adopting contingency response and integrated coastal management. However, the assessment of oil spill distribution and risk assessment has been restricted, due to their heavy dependence on laboratory experiments and model simulations lacking reliable shipping data, which often derive inaccurate mapping results. This study combines the automatic identification system (AIS) and other data to precisely quantify the spatial extent of accident risk in coastal China. Based on oil quantity, oil spill rate, and accident probability, the ship, oil storage tank, submarine pipeline, and oil platform accidents spill risk index is analyzed. Next, combined with the sensitive degree of a coastal area, considering environmental and social issues, the oil spill environmental risk index is calculated. The oil spill pollution risk level is classified into five categories based on the oil spill pollution risk index, namely the low-risk zone, relatively low-risk zone, moderate-risk zone, relatively high-risk zone, and high-risk zone. The relatively high oil spill environmental risk concentration zone is located in the Bohai Sea, inter-border area between the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, the Yangtze River estuary, south of the Taiwan Strait, and the Pearl River estuary. The high-risk zone in the Bohai Sea is 36,018 km2 in area, with an average risk value of 32.23, whereas the high-risk area in the Pearl River estuary is only 14,007 km2. The high-risk area proportions in Tianjin are 23.5%, while those in Fujian, Hainan, Jiangsu, and Guangxi are very low. The low-risk area proportion in Hainan Province is 62%, while the value in Tianjin is only 2.9%. This study will be helpful in assisting decision-makers in mapping the influence area of oil spills and adopting the important strategies and effective management and conservation countermeasures for ship accidents in the coastal areas of China.
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An K, Zhang X, Qing Y, Sui Y, Long C, Yang Z, Wang L, Liu C. One-step fabrication of robust superhydrophobic cerium-based nickel foam for oil-water separation and photocatalytic degradation. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Teixeira CEP, Cavalcante RM, Soares MO, Ribeiro FB, Bezerra LEA. Marine debris from the past - Contamination of the Brazilian shore by a WWII wreck. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 169:105345. [PMID: 33964671 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In 2018, unidentified packages appeared along approximately 1600 Km of the Brazilian coastline causing widespread pollution to beaches and danger to society. The packages were found to be bales of raw rubber ranging in size from 0.06 m³ to 3.4 m³ and weighing up to 200 kg. A few bales were marked with the stamp "Product of French Indochina" and colonized by the barnacle Lepas anatifera, an oceanic species. We found that unidentified packages are from a Second World War (WWII) shipwreck, and that the source is almost certainly the SS Rio Grande found at 5,762 m depth. Numerical simulations show that currents can carry out the bales from the SS Rio Grande to the beaches. We highlight transnational measures to study and protect the WWI shipwrecks because they represent an overlooked environmental risk.
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- Carlos Eduardo Peres Teixeira
- Instituto de Ciências do Mar (LABOMAR), Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Av. da Abolição, 3207, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciências do Mar (LABOMAR), Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Av. da Abolição, 3207, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências do Mar (LABOMAR), Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Av. da Abolição, 3207, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Carrer de les Columnes, Cerdanyolla del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain; Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (DISTEBA), Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia (Laboratório de Carcinologia), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências do Mar (LABOMAR), Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Av. da Abolição, 3207, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Vieira HC, Bordalo MD, Figueroa AG, Soares AMVM, Morgado F, Abreu SN, Rendón-von Osten J. Mercury distribution and enrichment in coastal sediments from different geographical areas in the North Atlantic Ocean. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 165:112153. [PMID: 33607451 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study evaluated mercury (Hg) in three coastal areas in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores archipelago, Northwest Portugal and Southeast Mexico) and calculated their enrichment factor and geoaccumulation index. Hg presented greater affinity with fine sediment fraction. In all sampling areas the sites with proximity to possible Hg hotspots presented increased [Hg] in fine sediments. However, this fraction only represents less than 1% of the whole sediment, resulting in a significantly lower [Hg] in the total sediment fraction. After comparing [Hg] in the fine fraction and the values established by the Sediment Quality Guidelines, two sites in the Azores exceeded these values. Nevertheless, when considering the total sediment fraction, adverse biological effects are not expected to occur. Finally, both enrichment factor and geoaccumulation index indicated that the Hg present in 86% comes from natural sources and only sampling sites close to potential hotspots showed some degree of enrichment and contamination.
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- H C Vieira
- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- EPOMEX Institute, Autonomous University of Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Lee M, Jung JY, Park KC, Choi SH. Environmental and economic loss analyses of the oil discharge from shipwreck for salvage planning. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 155:111142. [PMID: 32310097 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, we carry out environmental and economic loss analyses of the oil discharge from the shipwreck Jeh Hun. By performing 500 simulations of hypothetical oil spill cases, we obtain the minimum and worst damage cases. In the minimum damage case, there is just marine pollution without coastal pollution or aquaculture farm pollution. On the other hand, in the worst damage case, there is serious marine pollution, coastal pollution, and aquaculture pollution. The main purpose of the environmental and economic loss analyses is to support salvage planning for the shipwreck, because we have to consider the oil discharge from the shipwreck during oil removal and salvage. The results of this study show that the best salvage time is early morning in winter, when the northwest wind and maximum flood tide are dominant resulting in the spilt oil going forward into the open sea without coastal pollution and aquaculture pollution.
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- Moonjin Lee
- Maritime Safety and Environmental Research Division, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering, Daejeon 34103, Republic of Korea
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- Maritime Safety and Environmental Research Division, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering, Daejeon 34103, Republic of Korea.
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- Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, KOEM, Seoul 05718, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, KOEM, Seoul 05718, Republic of Korea
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