Traditional risk assessment and source apportionment of sediments based on bulk polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can introduce biases due to unknown aging effects in various sediments. We used a mild solvent (hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin) to extract the bioavailable fraction of PAHs (a-PAHs) from sediment samples collected in Pearl River, southern China. We investigated the potential application of this technique for ecological risk assessments and source apportionment.
Original Source [2]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bioavailability-polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons-and-their-potential-application-eco
[2] http://www.nature.com/articles/srep23134
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xunan-yang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/liuqian-yu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/zefang-chen-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-scientific-reports
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sedimentation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
