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Historical Trends of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Reservoir Sediment of the Dianchi Watershed, Southwest China

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Using gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method dating data (210Pb and 137Cs) and OCPs signatures, the temporal distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was investigated in dated sediment core from Baoxianghe reservoir in Dianchi watershed, Southwest China. The concentrations of total PAHs were in the range of 162.3–762.2 ng g−1 from 1945 to 2013. There showed an obvious increase from 1960s to 2000s. The distributions of PAHs were influenced by local population and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the period between1962 and 2004. PAHs sources changed from biomass or domestic coal combustion (before 1980) to liquid fossil fuel combustion (after 1980). Total toxic toxicity equivalents (TEQs) of the carcinogenic PAHs were very low (3.03–28.08 ng g−1).

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Financial support for this work was provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Nos. 41273103 and 41273102).

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  1. School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China

    Panpan Sun, Biao Xie, Yimin Song, Hao Yang & Yanhua Wang

  2. Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China

    Biao Xie & Hao Yang

  3. Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China

    Biao Xie & Hao Yang

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Sun, P., Xie, B., Song, Y. et al. Historical Trends of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Reservoir Sediment of the Dianchi Watershed, Southwest China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 99, 117–124 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-017-2095-5

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