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Emanuela Frapiccini - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Do lagoon area sediments act as traps for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
    Chemosphere, 2014
    Co-Authors: Mauro Marini, Emanuela Frapiccini
    Abstract:

    The coastal lagoons are vulnerable systems, located between the land and the sea, enriched by both marine and continental inputs and are among the most productive aquatic ecosystems. The purpose of this work is to understand the influence of the lagoon area sediments on the behaviour of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, through the adsorption coefficient determination. In fact, the sorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons is an important process because it governs the fate, transport, bioavailability and toxicity of these compounds in sediments. It has been observed that the adsorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a transitional system is the outcome of different factors, such as their sources and physicochemical properties, salinity and sediment composition, hydrology and environmental conditions. The results showed that transitional areas contribute to the Polycyclic Aromatic hydrocarbon accumulation in the sediment turning it into a trap.

J Augustin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • fungal metabolism and detoxification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons a review
    Bioresource Technology, 1994
    Co-Authors: D Muncnerova, J Augustin
    Abstract:

    Abstract The Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) are highly hazardous pollutants found in soil, sediments and air, and which are produced in the process of organic matter combustion. Some of them are acutely toxic, mutagenic or carcinogenic. The group of fungi which includes Aspergillus ochraceus, Cunninghamella elegans, Cunninghamella echinulata, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Bjerkandera sp., Trametes versicolor and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have the ability to oxidize or transform Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and render them non-toxic.

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Steven D. Siciliano - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.