Multiphase redistribution differences of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) between two successive sediment suspensions

doi:10.1007/s11783-015-0817-7

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2016, Vol. 10

Issue (2) : 381-389 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-015-0817-7

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Multiphase redistribution differences of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) between two successive sediment suspensions

Rufeng LI,Chenghong FENG(

),Dongxin WANG,Baohua LI,Zhenyao SHEN

The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences (Ministry of Education), School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

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Abstract

Successive sediment suspensions often happen in estuary, yet little research has probed into the difference in the release behaviors of organic compounds among different suspensions. This study took polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as typical organic contaminants and investigated the release behaviors between two successive suspensions with a particle entrainment simulator (PES). Results showed that successive sediment suspensions lowered the concentration of dissolved PAHs in the overlying water via facilitating the re-adsorption of dissolved PAHs onto the suspended particles. Fast-release and slow-release periods of PAHs were successively observed in the both suspensions. The concentration changes of dissolved PAHs in the second suspension were generally similar with but hysteretic to those in the first suspension. More vigorous desorption and re-absorption of PAHs were induced in the second suspension. Successive sediment suspensions obviously decreased the concentrations of mineral composition and organic matters in the overlying water, which significantly affects multiphase distribution of PAHs.

Keywords sediment suspension PAHs multiphase distribution distribution coefficients

Corresponding Author(s): Chenghong FENG

Online First Date: 17 September 2015 Issue Date: 01 February 2016

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Rufeng LI,Chenghong FENG,Dongxin WANG, et al. Multiphase redistribution differences of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) between two successive sediment suspensions[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2016, 10(2): 381-389.

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Fig.1 The schematic view of the particle entrainment simulator (PES) used in the duplicate sediment suspensions

Fig.2 Concentration changes of the TSS (a) and DOC (b) fractions in the overlying water with time in the two sediment suspensions

Fig.3 Concentration changes of different ring and the total PAHs dissolved in the overlying water in the first suspension (a) and the second suspension (b)

Fig.4 Concentration changes of different ring and the total PAHs bound on the suspended particles in the first suspension (a) and the second suspension (b); the insets illustrate the corresponding multiple times of the concentrations of PAHs bound on suspended particles to those in raw sediment

Fig.5 Box figures of the log K_d values and changes of log K_d values for individual PAHs species with suspension time in the first suspension (a, b) and the second suspension (c, d)

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