Details of Oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mussels found on groynes and quaysides in Belgium. Single study
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Title of dataset | Oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mussels found on groynes and quaysides in Belgium. Single study |
Narrative summary of dataset | An analytical method was developed for the trace quantification of oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (oxyPAHs) in mussels. Compounds included were naphthalene-1-ol, 9H-fluoren-9-one, anthracene-9,10-dione, 7H-benz[de]anthracene-7-one, naphtacene-5,12-dione and benzo[a]anthracene-7,12-dione. Pyrene-1-carboxaldehyde was applied as an internal standard. Sample extraction by pressurized liquid extraction was followed by clean up on silica, separation by high performance liquid chromatography and quantitative measurement by mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation. The method was validated by the analysis of spiked mussel samples, resulting in trueness values of 90-124% and measurement uncertainties of 6-49%, except for naphthalene-1-ol. Quantification limits varied from 0.25 ng.g-1 to 10.7 ng.g-1. The developed analytical oxyPAH method was applied on mussel samples from groynes and quaysides along the Belgian coastline and oxyPAH data were compared to PAH concentration data. The sum of 14 US EPA priority PAHs reached maxima at the eastern side of the Belgian coastal zone, with on average 202 ng.g-1 for quayside Zeebrugge and 38.4 ng.g-1 for groyne Knokke mussels. Anthracene-9,10-dione concentrations reached maxima of 19.1 ng.g-1 mussels at the most industrialized quayside of Zeebrugge. For other oxyPAHs, no clear relationship could be made with direct PAH emissions. Concentrations of anthracene-9,10-dione and 9H-fluoren-9-one were found to exceed corresponding parent PAH concentrations. |
Start date | 2016-05-01 |
End date | 2017-05-01 |
Responsible organisations
Country | Belgium |
Organisation name | Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Sciences Unit, Fisheries |
Role of organisation | Originator of Dataset |
Country | Belgium |
Organisation name | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Belgian Marine Data Centre |
Role of organisation | Publisher |
Dataset availability
Original dataset download link | https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/jgSAmc1QnsJoahB |
Dataset format | Delimited |
Public access | No limitations |
License for use | CC-BY 4.0 |
Type | Dataset |
Locations
Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
Latitude north boundary | 51.401876282225 |
Longitude east boundary | 3.3239233015778 |
Latitude south boundary | 51.3223023165 |
Longitude west boundary | 3.1305639433416 |
Sea area | North Sea |
Data types, collection and processing
Observation type | Hydrocarbons |
Parameter | Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota |
Platform type | human |
Process information
Submitting organisation | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre |
Submission identifier (UUID) | eba35432-7774-4cf7-8ad9-45f173f71bcb |
Date of dataset creation | 2018-02-03 |
Date of dataset revision | 2022-10-19 |
Date of metadata creation | 2022-10-19 |
Date of metadata latest revision | 2023-04-03 |
Date of publishing | 2023-04-04 |
Processing data centre | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre |
Summary record-ID | 1271 |