Fugacity-based analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollution in Izmit Bay, Turkey: An analytical framework for assessment with limited data

Hasanoğlu S., Göktaş R. K.

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, cilt.182, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 182
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113990
  • Dergi Adı: MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, EMBASE, Environment Index, Geobase, MEDLINE, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Coastal pollution, Fugacity, Izmit Bay, Multimedia environmental modeling, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, AIR-WATER-INTERFACE, CARCINOGENIC RISK-ASSESSMENT, HEAVILY INDUSTRIALIZED AREA, DRY DEPOSITION, SURFACE SEDIMENTS, MARMARA SEA, SOURCE APPORTIONMENT, SOIL EXCHANGE, ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

An analytical framework was proposed for analyzing long-term chemical pollution in a coastal region with limited environmental data. The framework consists of compiling and synthesizing the available knowledge including the chemical's properties and the environmentally relevant data, as well as the data obtained by past monitoring studies. The gathered data is analyzed to assess multimedia fate of the pollutant by using fugacity-based intermedia transport calculations. Uncertainty analysis by applying Monte Carlo simulations is an inte-grated part of the framework. Dispersion factor (k) values were adopted, enabling a unified and intuitive way to define lognormal uncertainty distributions. The proposed framework was applied to polycyclic aromatic hy-drocarbon (PAH) pollution in Izmit Bay, a coastal region in Turkey, impacted by industrialization and population growth. The analysis showed the importance of atmospheric pollution as a PAH source and indicated that Izmit Bay sediments may be at steady state for most PAHs.