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Title: High-resolution depositional records of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the central continental shelf mud of the East China Sea

Abstract

A well-placed {sup 210}Pb-dated sediment core extracted from the distal mud in the central continental shelf of the East China Sea is used to reconstruct the high-resolution atmospheric depositional record of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), believed to be transported mainly from China in the past 200 years due to the East Asian Monsoon. Total PAHs (TPAHs), based on the 16 USEPA priority PAHs, range from 27 in 1788 to 132 ng g{sup -1} in 2001. TPAH variation in the core reflects energy usage changes and follows closely the historical economic development in China. PAHs in the core are dominantly pyrogenic in source, i.e., they are mainly from the incomplete combustion of coal and biomass burning. Several individual PAHs suggest that contribution from incomplete petroleum combustion has increased during recent years. Analysis of the 2 + 3 ring and the 5 + 6 ring PAHs and principle component analysis provide more evidence in the change in the energy structure, especially after 1978 when China embarked on the 'Reform and Open' Policy, indicating the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial economy of China. The historical profile of PAH distribution in the study area is obviously different from the United States andmore » Europe due to their difference in energy structure and economic development stages. 39 refs., 5 figs.« less

Authors:
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  1. Ocean University of China, Qingdao (China). College of Marine Geosciences
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20790876
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Environmental Science and Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 40; Journal Issue: 17; Other Information: guozgg@ouc.edu.cn; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-936X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 02 PETROLEUM; 09 BIOMASS FUELS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; COAL; BIOMASS; PETROLEUM; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; SAMPLING; POLLUTION SOURCES; ANNUAL VARIATIONS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; DEPOSITION; DEPTH; SEAS; CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT; LEAD 210

Citation Formats

Guo, Zhigang, Lin, Tian, Zhang, Gan, Yang, Zuosheng, and Fang, Ming. High-resolution depositional records of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the central continental shelf mud of the East China Sea. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Guo, Zhigang, Lin, Tian, Zhang, Gan, Yang, Zuosheng, & Fang, Ming. High-resolution depositional records of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the central continental shelf mud of the East China Sea. United States.
Guo, Zhigang, Lin, Tian, Zhang, Gan, Yang, Zuosheng, and Fang, Ming. 2006. "High-resolution depositional records of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the central continental shelf mud of the East China Sea". United States.
@article{osti_20790876,
title = {High-resolution depositional records of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the central continental shelf mud of the East China Sea},
author = {Guo, Zhigang and Lin, Tian and Zhang, Gan and Yang, Zuosheng and Fang, Ming},
abstractNote = {A well-placed {sup 210}Pb-dated sediment core extracted from the distal mud in the central continental shelf of the East China Sea is used to reconstruct the high-resolution atmospheric depositional record of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), believed to be transported mainly from China in the past 200 years due to the East Asian Monsoon. Total PAHs (TPAHs), based on the 16 USEPA priority PAHs, range from 27 in 1788 to 132 ng g{sup -1} in 2001. TPAH variation in the core reflects energy usage changes and follows closely the historical economic development in China. PAHs in the core are dominantly pyrogenic in source, i.e., they are mainly from the incomplete combustion of coal and biomass burning. Several individual PAHs suggest that contribution from incomplete petroleum combustion has increased during recent years. Analysis of the 2 + 3 ring and the 5 + 6 ring PAHs and principle component analysis provide more evidence in the change in the energy structure, especially after 1978 when China embarked on the 'Reform and Open' Policy, indicating the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial economy of China. The historical profile of PAH distribution in the study area is obviously different from the United States and Europe due to their difference in energy structure and economic development stages. 39 refs., 5 figs.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20790876}, journal = {Environmental Science and Technology},
issn = {0013-936X},
number = 17,
volume = 40,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
}