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Distributions, sources and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in topsoil at Ji’nan city, China

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Surface soil (0–5 cm) samples from 17 sampling sites including different functional areas at Ji’nan city in Shandong Province of China were collected and analyzed for 16 EPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The total PAH concentrations were in the range from 1.31 mg kg−1 to 254.08 mg kg−1 (dry weight), and the average level of total PAHs was 23.25 mg kg−1. The highest total PAHs concentrations were found in steel and iron plant at industrial areas. The total PAHs concentrations in industrial areas were markedly higher than those in other different functional areas. According to comparing total PAHs concentration in Ji’nan city to that of other urban areas, it was found that total PAHs concentrations were 6 to 137 times higher than other areas because of some specific sampling sites such as steel and iron plant and one main roadside. The results showed that PAHs in topsoil of Ji’nan city were suffered from strong pyrogenic influence, especially in industrial areas. However about 52.9% soil samples were mainly originated from both pyrogenic and petrogenic mixed sources based on Flu/Pyr ratios and Phe/Ant ratios. Furthermore, It was found that all individual PAHs except Fle were significantly correlated (P < 0.01) with LMW, HMW, total PAHs and SOM, and individual PAHs except Fle in soils were significantly correlated (P < 0.01) with each other. The nemerow composite index to assess the environmental quality showed that the soil sample of steel and iron plant in industrial areas and one main roadside were heavy pollution of PAHs, and about 47% soil sampling sites were safety, about 53% soil sampling sites were got different grades of PAHs pollution.

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  1. Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Ji’nan, 250100, China

    Jiulan Dai, Shujing Li, Yongli Zhang & Renqing Wang

  2. College of Life Science, Shandong University, Ji’nan, 250100, China

    Jiulan Dai, Yongli Zhang, Renqing Wang & Yue Yu

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Dai, J., Li, S., Zhang, Y. et al. Distributions, sources and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in topsoil at Ji’nan city, China. Environ Monit Assess 147, 317–326 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-0123-3

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