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Chemical Contamination and Toxicity of Sediments from the Gunsan Coast, Korea

  • Lee, Wan-Seok (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)) ;
  • Choi, Minkyu (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)) ;
  • Hwang, Dong-Woon (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)) ;
  • Lee, In-Seok (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)) ;
  • Kim, Sook Yang (Marine Environment Research Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI))
  • Received : 2011.12.29
  • Accepted : 2012.07.09
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), butyltins (BTs), nonylphenol (NP), and fecal sterols concentrations in sediments were investigated from Gunsan coast of Korea to evaluate organic pollution from anthropogenic activities. Sediment toxicity was also examined by bacterial bioluminescence toxicity test (Vibrio fischeri). The concentrations of 16 PAHs in sediments ranged from 67.9 to 425 ng/g dry wt; BTs ranged from 2.79 to 14.1 ng Sn/g dry wt; NP ranged from 20.7 to 2171 ng/g dry wt; and coprostanol, a fecal sterol, ranged from 7.60 to 245 ng/g dry wt. Effective concentration 50% ($EC_{50}$) of sediments ranged from 0.38 to 23.8 mg/mL. Most of the chemicals were present at levels lower than or comparable to the previously reported values from Korea. However, NP levels in the present study were in the high range of levels reported from the Korean coast, and 40% of the measured samples exceeded screening and ecotoxicological values of NP suggested by the Netherlands and Canada. This suggests that an ongoing source of NP is a serious concern in the Gunsan coast. High levels of contaminants were found in the proximity of potential sources, such as the outfall of a wastewater treatment plant for NP, an anthracite-fired power plant for PAHs, and ports for BTs, fecal sterols, and sediment toxicity. This indicates that Gunsan coast has various potential sources of marine sediment contaminants.

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