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Natural and anthropogenic particulate-bound aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface waters of the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia, southern Mediterranean Sea)

Overview of attention for article published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, November 2017
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Title
Natural and anthropogenic particulate-bound aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface waters of the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia, southern Mediterranean Sea)
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research, November 2017
DOI 10.1007/s11356-017-0641-7
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Rania Fourati, Marc Tedetti, Catherine Guigue, Madeleine Goutx, Hatem Zaghden, Sami Sayadi, Boubaker Elleuch

Abstract

Particulate-bound aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (AHs and PAHs) were investigated in the surface waters of the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia, southern Mediterranean Sea). Samples were collected off the Sfax and Gabès-Ghannouch coasts. Concentrations in total resolved n-alkanes ranged from 0.03 to 3.2 μg L(-1), and concentrations in total parents + alkylated PAHs ranged from bdl to 108.6 ng L(-1). The highest concentrations were recorded in the southern Sfax. AHs were mainly of biogenic origin with odd n-alkane predominance, although an anthropogenic contribution was also detected. The PAH molecular patterns revealed a mixed origin with the presence of low molecular weight and alkylated compounds, characteristic of uncombusted oil-derived products, and the presence of high molecular weight compounds, typical of combustion residues. Rainfall events induced an increase in PAH concentrations by a factor 1.5-23.5. The particle-water partition coefficients (Koc) suggest that the partitioning of PAHs between the particulate and dissolved phases is driven by hydrophobicity and organic matter composition.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 14%
Researcher 5 14%
Student > Master 4 11%
Professor 2 6%
Unspecified 2 6%
Other 5 14%
Unknown 12 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 8 23%
Chemistry 4 11%
Unspecified 2 6%
Engineering 2 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 14 40%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 February 2019.
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#3,303,413
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