Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and putative PAH-degrading bacteria in Galveston Bay, TX (USA), following Hurricane Harvey (2017)

Bacosa, Hernando P.; Steichen, Jamie; Kamalanathan, Manoj; Windham, Rachel; Lubguban, Arnold; Labonté, Jessica M.; Kaiser, Karl; Hala, David; Santschi, Peter H.; Quigg, Antonietta

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-09754-5

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Published: 25 June 2020

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and putative PAH-degrading bacteria in Galveston Bay, TX (USA), following Hurricane Harvey (2017)

Hernando P. Bacosa^1,2,
Jamie Steichen¹,
Manoj Kamalanathan¹,
Rachel Windham¹,
Arnold Lubguban³,
Jessica M. Labonté¹,
Karl Kaiser^2,4,
David Hala¹,
Peter H. Santschi^2,4 &
Antonietta Quigg^1,4

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Abstract

Hurricane Harvey was the wettest hurricane in US history bringing record rainfall and widespread flooding in Houston, TX. The resulting storm- and floodwaters largely emptied into the Galveston Bay. Surface water was collected from 10 stations during five cruises to investigate the concentrations and sources of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and relative abundances of PAH-degrading bacteria. Highest PAH levels (102–167 ng/L) were detected during the first sampling event, decreasing to 36–69 ng/L within a week. Four sites had elevated concentrations of carcinogenic benzo[a]pyrene that exceeded the Texas Standard for Surface Water threshold. The highest relative abundances of known PAH-degrading bacteria Burkholderiaceae, Comamonadaceae, and Sphingomonadales were detected during the first and second sampling events. PAH origins were about 60% pyrogenic, 2% petrogenic, and the remainder of mixed sources. This study improves our understanding on the fate, source, and distributions of PAHs in Galveston Bay after an extreme flooding event.

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Data are publicly available through the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information & Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) at https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org under Unique Data Identifier (UDI) R6.x807.000:0047 and DOI: 10.7266/PGC99C7D.

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Hernando P. Bacosa, Jamie Steichen, Manoj Kamalanathan, Rachel Windham, Jessica M. Labonté, David Hala & Antonietta Quigg
Department of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, 77553, USA
Hernando P. Bacosa, Karl Kaiser & Peter H. Santschi
Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, 9200, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
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Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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Bacosa, H.P., Steichen, J., Kamalanathan, M. et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and putative PAH-degrading bacteria in Galveston Bay, TX (USA), following Hurricane Harvey (2017). Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 34987–34999 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09754-5

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Keywords

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)
Galveston Bay
Hurricane
Harvey
Flooding
Bacteria
Burkholderiales
Sphingomonadales