Assessing biodegraation potential of PAHs in complex multi-contaminant matrices

Hickman, Zachary A., Swindell, Annika L., Allan, Ian J., Rhodes, Angela H., Hare, Rina, Semple, Kirk T. and Reid, Brian J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-979X (2008) Assessing biodegraation potential of PAHs in complex multi-contaminant matrices. Environmental Pollution, 156 (3). pp. 1041-1045. ISSN 1873-6424

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Abstract

This study sought to extend validation of a cyclodextrin based extraction method for the assessment of PAH-biodegradation potential to complex multi-contaminant matrices. To this end, four reference materials (RMs) were produced by blending, in different proportions, soils impacted with diesel, lubricating oil and spent oxide. These reference materials had modest ?PAH (16 US EPA) concentrations that ranged from 5.6 ± 0.5 to 44.4 ± 4.5 mg kg-1. However, extractable petroleum hydrocarbon (EPH) concentrations were comparatively high (up to 2520 ± 204 mg kg-1). To complement these RMs, two further soils from a municipal gas plant (MGP) with highly elevated concentration of PAHs ranging from 877 ± 52 to 2620 ± 344 mg kg-1 were also tested. Results showed, regardless of matrix complexity, that PAH biodegradation within the four RM substrates, and two MGP soils correlated well with biodegradation predicted by hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin (HPCD) extraction. PAH biodegradation in complex media predicted using HPCD solutions.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Resources, Sustainability and Governance (former - to 2018) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences and Natural Hazards (former - to 2017)
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	01 Mar 2011 14:40
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 00:54
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/25426
DOI:	10.1016/j.envpol.2008.04.022

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