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Seasonal Deposition Fluxes of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Lake Biwa, Japan

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Seasonal deposition fluxes of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the North Basin of Lake Biwa were investigated by monthly collecting sediment trap samples through a year from July 2003. Average deposition flux of total PAHs was 75 ng cm−2 year−1, similar to those for other rural area. Deposition fluxes of PAHs did varied seasonally. In the vertical mixing period of the lake, late autumn to early spring, the fluxes of less volatile PAHs were enhanced while those for volatile PAHs were not. The size difference of particles associated with volatile and less volatile PAHs caused the seasonal variation of the fluxes. Oil discharge from water delivery equipments may contribute the fluxes of volatile PAHs in summer to autumn.

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Acknowledgement

We are grateful to Dr. Takeshi Matunaga of Japan Atomic Energy Agency for TOC analyses. Associated professor Takanobu Oba of Joetsu University kindly allowed us to use the SEM. Professor Kazuichi Hayakawa and Dr. Ning Tang of Kanazawa University assisted in the analyses of PAHs. Lake Biwa Research Institute and Kanazawa University 21st century COE (Center of excellent) program supported this study.

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  1. Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Ishikawa, 920-1192, Japan

    Shuji Tamamura, Yukie Ota & Yasuaki Aota

  2. Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Ishikawa, 920-1192, Japan

    Tsutomu Sato & Kenji Kashiwaya

  3. Lake Biwa Research Institute, 5-34 Yanagasaki, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0022, Japan

    Michio Kumagai

  4. Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 5, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan

    Shuji Tamamura

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Tamamura, S., Sato, T., Ota, Y. et al. Seasonal Deposition Fluxes of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Lake Biwa, Japan. Water Air Soil Pollut 198, 297–306 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-008-9846-1

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