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Composition and Distribution of Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Compounds and Biomarkers in Seafloor Sediments from Offshore of the Leizhou Peninsula (South China). | LitMetric

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  • * Analysis of aliphatic hydrocarbons revealed levels of total hydrocarbons, alkanes, and specific biomarkers, indicating the presence of petrogenic hydrocarbon inputs.
  • * Findings suggest that sediments from the southwest offshore area are particularly contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, likely linked to nearby petroleum exploitation activities in the Beibu Gulf.

Article Abstract

The offshore of Leizhou Peninsula (LP, China), which contains unique ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass beds, and coral reefs, is an environmentally sensitive area. For this reason, the levels of aliphatic hydrocarbon including biomarkers (hopanes, steranes) in the offshore seafloor sediments were analyzed in terms of their composition, distribution, and input sources and aimed to evaluate the extent of possible petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in the sediments of coastal areas. The total aliphatic hydrocarbons (TAH) fraction, the content of total -alkanes (C-C) (∑-alkanes), and content of hopane + sterane are in the range of 13.76-99.53, 1.22-8.33, and 0.02-0.23 μg/g dw, respectively. The presence of unresolved complex mixture (UCM) hydrocarbons hump and petrogenic steranes and hopanes in these seafloor sediments suggest that petrogenic sourced hydrocarbon inputs were present. The stations on the peninsula's southwest side had the lowest values of UCM/resolved aliphatic compounds (UCM/R) and UCM/-alkanes. These findings suggest that seafloor sediments from the southwest offshore of the peninsula were likely contaminated by recently inputted petroleum hydrocarbons. The presence of relatively high ∑-alkanes content in seafloor sediments from southwest offshore of the LP, combined with relatively low natural -alkane ratios (NARs), indicates an increased influence of petrogenic hydrocarbons. The elevated levels of recent petrogenic hydrocarbon contamination in the sediments from the LP's southwestern offshore were likely related to petroleum exploitation in the Beibu Gulf's Maichen and Wushi sags.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8697022PMC
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