Title |
Regional variability in bed-sediment concentrations of wastewater compounds, hormones and PAHs for portions of coastal New York and New Jersey impacted by hurricane Sandy
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Published in |
Marine Pollution Bulletin, May 2016
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DOI | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.050 |
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Authors |
Patrick J Phillips, Catherine A Gibson, Shawn C Fisher, Irene J Fisher, Timothy J Reilly, Kelly L Smalling, Kristin M Romanok, William T Foreman, Rhiannon C ReVello, Michael J Focazio, Daniel K Jones |
Abstract |
Bed sediment samples from 79 coastal New York and New Jersey, USA sites were analyzed for 75 compounds including wastewater associated contaminants, PAHs, and other organic compounds to assess the post-Hurricane Sandy distribution of organic contaminants among six regions. These results provide the first assessment of wastewater compounds, hormones, and PAHs in bed sediment for this region. Concentrations of most wastewater contaminants and PAHs were highest in the most developed region (Upper Harbor/Newark Bay, UHNB) and reflected the wastewater inputs to this area. Although the lack of pre-Hurricane Sandy data for most of these compounds make it impossible to assess the effect of the storm on wastewater contaminant concentrations, PAH concentrations in the UHNB region reflect pre-Hurricane Sandy conditions in this region. Lower hormone concentrations than predicted by the total organic carbon relation occurred in UHNB samples, suggesting that hormones are being degraded in the UHNB region. |
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