Fate and effects of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PNA) in the aquatic environment

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978 · Am. Pet. Inst., Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5014991

Brown, R A ^[1]; Weiss, F T

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1. Exxon Res. and Eng. Co.

A review conducted for the American Petroleum Institute showed that PNA's found at part-per-billion levels in marine animal tissues are those derived from common combustion sources, not from petroleum. This is also true of fish taken in coastal waters adjacent to industrialized areas. Low, if any, concentrations of toxic PNA's accumulate in commercial cod, flounder, oysters, and clams. Since most of those PNA's that are present are from combustion sources, it is evident that the production and transportation of petroleum do not significantly increase the levels of PNA's in the marine environment. The review also covers the structure and nomenclature of PNA's; sources of PNA's in the environment including estimates of the input of benzo(a)pyrene in the environment and production of PNA's from biogenic sources; the distribution of PNA's in crude oils, combustion products, foodstuffs, water and sea water, oil spills and polluted areas, and unpolluted areas; toxicology of PNA's in the aquatic environment; uptake, depuration, and food chain concentration of PNA's in marine biota; chemical and photooxidation degradation of PNA's; biological metabolism; and analytical methods.

• OSTI ID: 5014991
• Journal Information: Am. Pet. Inst., Publ.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Pet. Inst., Publ.; (United States) Vol. 4297; ISSN APIPC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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