Table 5.2 Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in river water and sediments
worldwide
Place
Concentration
% of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons
Evoikos Gulf, Greece
0.0009–0.14 μgL
À1
68.6
Malliakos Gulf, Greece
0.002–0.05 μgL
À1
75.0
Surface water of northern Greece
0.001–0.68 μgL
À1
85.2
Kor River water, Iran
0.0003–0.24 μgL
À1
81.6
Water resources in Mahasarakham University,
Thailand
0.001–0.009 μgL
À1
13.4
Reclaimed and surface water of Tianjin, China 1.80–35 μgL
À1
95.9
Suez Canal, Egypt
0.01–0.5 μgL
À1
16.2
Shallow Lake, Zeekoevlei, South Africa
0.00001–0.01 μgL
À1
95.0
Mvudi River water, South Africa
126–7510 μgL
À1
25.3
Lakes and rivers around Johannesburg/Pretoria in South Africa
0.021–0.62 μgL
À1
86.6
Petroleum produced water, Sergipe, Brazil
3.50–44.30 μgL
À1
52.4
West Mediterranean Sea (French Riviera,
Corsica, Sardinia)
1.5–20,440 μgKg
À1
–
The Czech Republic (Industrial)
3500–61,700
μgKg
À1
–
Inshore coastal areas around Malta
0–14,990 μgKg
À1
–
Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, UAE
0.6–9.4 μgKg
À1
–
Coastal of Bushehr, Persian Gulf
41.7–227.5 μgKg
À1
–
Industrial Port Area of Southern Kaohsiung
Harbour
4425–51,261
μgKg
À1
56.3
Mumbai Harbour Line, India
17–134,134 μgKg
À1
–
Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, Qatar
0.55–92 μgKg
À1
–
Khure-Musa Estuarine, Persian Gulf
703–3302 μgKg
À1
80.9
Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, Bahrain
13–6600 μgKg
À1
–
Marine Environment, Korea
8.80–18,500 μgKg
À1
–
Coastal and estuarine areas of the northern
Bohai and Yellow Seas, China
52.3–1871 μgKg
À1
78.3
Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, Oman
1.6–30 μgKg
À1
–
Delhi, India
920–19,321 μgKg
À1
62.4
Kor River, Iran
167.4–530.3 μgKg
À1
82.5
Kyeonggi Bay, Korea
10–1400 μgKg
À1
–
Middle of Muggah Creek Estuary, Sydney
(Australia)
142 μgKg
À1
–
South San Francisco Bay
~120–9560 μgKg
À1
–
Gulf of Naples and nearby Coastal Areas, US 0.34–31.77 μgKg
À1
–
Casco Bay, Maine, Texas
16–20,798 μgKg
À1
93.6
Kitimat Harbour, Canada
310–528,000
μgKg
À1
–
Fore River and Portland Harbor, Maine
2953–278,300
μgKg
À1
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worldwide
Place
Concentration
% of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons
Evoikos Gulf, Greece
0.0009–0.14 μgL
À1
68.6
Malliakos Gulf, Greece
0.002–0.05 μgL
À1
75.0
Surface water of northern Greece
0.001–0.68 μgL
À1
85.2
Kor River water, Iran
0.0003–0.24 μgL
À1
81.6
Water resources in Mahasarakham University,
Thailand
0.001–0.009 μgL
À1
13.4
Reclaimed and surface water of Tianjin, China 1.80–35 μgL
À1
95.9
Suez Canal, Egypt
0.01–0.5 μgL
À1
16.2
Shallow Lake, Zeekoevlei, South Africa
0.00001–0.01 μgL
À1
95.0
Mvudi River water, South Africa
126–7510 μgL
À1
25.3
Lakes and rivers around Johannesburg/Pretoria in South Africa
0.021–0.62 μgL
À1
86.6
Petroleum produced water, Sergipe, Brazil
3.50–44.30 μgL
À1
52.4
West Mediterranean Sea (French Riviera,
Corsica, Sardinia)
1.5–20,440 μgKg
À1
–
The Czech Republic (Industrial)
3500–61,700
μgKg
À1
–
Inshore coastal areas around Malta
0–14,990 μgKg
À1
–
Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, UAE
0.6–9.4 μgKg
À1
–
Coastal of Bushehr, Persian Gulf
41.7–227.5 μgKg
À1
–
Industrial Port Area of Southern Kaohsiung
Harbour
4425–51,261
μgKg
À1
56.3
Mumbai Harbour Line, India
17–134,134 μgKg
À1
–
Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, Qatar
0.55–92 μgKg
À1
–
Khure-Musa Estuarine, Persian Gulf
703–3302 μgKg
À1
80.9
Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, Bahrain
13–6600 μgKg
À1
–
Marine Environment, Korea
8.80–18,500 μgKg
À1
–
Coastal and estuarine areas of the northern
Bohai and Yellow Seas, China
52.3–1871 μgKg
À1
78.3
Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, Oman
1.6–30 μgKg
À1
–
Delhi, India
920–19,321 μgKg
À1
62.4
Kor River, Iran
167.4–530.3 μgKg
À1
82.5
Kyeonggi Bay, Korea
10–1400 μgKg
À1
–
Middle of Muggah Creek Estuary, Sydney
(Australia)
142 μgKg
À1
–
South San Francisco Bay
~120–9560 μgKg
À1
–
Gulf of Naples and nearby Coastal Areas, US 0.34–31.77 μgKg
À1
–
Casco Bay, Maine, Texas
16–20,798 μgKg
À1
93.6
Kitimat Harbour, Canada
310–528,000
μgKg
À1
–
Fore River and Portland Harbor, Maine
2953–278,300
μgKg
À1
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