Petroleum contamination in the surface sediments of the Bohai Sea: evidence from the sedimentary biomarker records

HU Limin; LIU Jihua; SHI Xuefa; LI Li; FAN Dejiang; QIN Yanwen; GUO Zhigang; MA Deyi

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2013.01.014

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HU Limin, LIU Jihua, SHI Xuefa, LI Li, FAN Dejiang, QIN Yanwen, GUO Zhigang, MA Deyi. Petroleum contamination in the surface sediments of the Bohai Sea: evidence from the sedimentary biomarker records[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2013, 35(1): 121-130. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2013.01.014

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HU Limin, LIU Jihua, SHI Xuefa, LI Li, FAN Dejiang, QIN Yanwen, GUO Zhigang, MA Deyi. Petroleum contamination in the surface sediments of the Bohai Sea: evidence from the sedimentary biomarker records[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2013, 35(1): 121-130. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2013.01.014

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HU Limin, LIU Jihua, SHI Xuefa, LI Li, FAN Dejiang, QIN Yanwen, GUO Zhigang, MA Deyi. Petroleum contamination in the surface sediments of the Bohai Sea: evidence from the sedimentary biomarker records[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2013, 35(1): 121-130. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2013.01.014

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Petroleum contamination in the surface sediments of the Bohai Sea: evidence from the sedimentary biomarker records

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2013.01.014

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Key Laboratory of State Oceanic Administration for Marine Sedimentology & Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Technology of Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

Received Date: 2012-03-31
Rev Recd Date: 2012-09-26

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Abstract

On the basis of the examination of the distribution, sources and molecular composition of the aliphatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments of the Bohai Sea, the sedimentary biomarkers of those hydrocarbons and their indication for the petroleum contamination was elucidated. The occurrence of unresolved complex mixtures and the distribution and compositional patterns of the n-alkanes in the sediments indicated the presence of a widespread petroleum contamination, especially for the coastal Bohai Bay. The n-alkane average chain length (ACL) in the samples from the offshore Bohai Bay and Huanghe River estuary was significant lower than those from the other regions, coupling with the lower ratios of Pr/Ph (<1.0), which suggesting the potential impact of the offshore oil exploration, shipping activity and fluvial input for the petroleum residue input. The conventional diagnostic ratios of the petroleum biomarkers, such as Ts/Tm, homohopanes S/(S+R) and αααC₂₉ sterane S/(S+R) ratios indicated a presence of mature constituents in the sediments, implying the contribution of crude oil or its products. By comparing the molecular composition to the samples from the surrounding environmental setting, the steranes and terpanes in the sediment samples was mainly derived from the crude oil and/or its products. After normalization of the aliphatic hydrocarbon parameters, the petroleum hydrocarbon index (PHI) was achieved. The PHI has figured out four divided regions as the relatively intense contaminated regions with a total area of 1.22×10⁶ km², accounting for 24% of the study area.
- aliphatic hydrocarbons,
- surface sediment,
- biomarkers,
- petroleum contamination,
- the Bohai Sea

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