کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6362735 1315695 2010 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Utilization of a submersible UV fluorometer for monitoring anthropogenic inputs in the Mediterranean coastal waters
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات اقیانوس شناسی
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Utilization of a submersible UV fluorometer for monitoring anthropogenic inputs in the Mediterranean coastal waters
چکیده انگلیسی
We evaluated the performances of a submersible ultraviolet fluorometer (EnviroFlu-HC, TriOS Optical Sensors) dedicated to the real time measurement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the aquatic media. We conducted calibration experiments and in situ measurements in the coastal Mediterranean Sea. We found that the EnviroFlu-HC was not strictly specific to PAHs, even though it exhibited the highest sensitivity for phenanthrene, but could response to tryptophan-like material as well, and in a much less extent, to humic substances. The sensor signal showed great spatial and temporal variations in clean and polluted sites, with likely a high contribution of PAHs in the harbors, and a high contribution of tryptophan-like and humic-like materials in the sewage effluent. We conclude that the EnviroFlu-HC is a good tool for monitoring anthropogenic inputs in the coastal waters, although its utilization should be combined to other fluorescence measurements to improve the information about the nature of the aromatic compounds detected.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin - Volume 60, Issue 3, March 2010, Pages 350-362
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