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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Bottom Sediments from Three Water Reservoirs, Slovakia

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Thirty-four sediment samples were collected in three water reservoirs from the Slovak Republic to investigate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) distribution and predict their possible sources. The results showed that the highest total PAH concentrations were associated with sediments from the Velke Kozmalovce, ranging from 7,910 to 29,538 ng/g of dry weight. On the other hand, the lowest total PAH concentrations (84–631 ng/g of dry weight) were found in sediments of the Zemplinska Sirava, an important recreational area in eastern Slovakia. The distribution of individual PAHs was consistent within the three water reservoirs, and this together with diagnostic PAH ratios suggests mainly pyrolytic contamination of the sediments. However, petrogenic inputs appear to be important in the Zemplinska Sirava sediments.

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We thank gratefully the Czech Geological Survey, branch Brno (Czech Republic) and the Water Research Institute Bratislava (Slovak Republic) for helping us to collect sediment samples and performing the analyses.

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  1. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geochemistry, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynska dolina, Bratislava 4, 842 15, Slovak Republic

    Edgar Hiller, Ľubomír Jurkovič & Lenka Zemanová

  2. Institute of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Botanicka 49, Trnava, 917 24, Slovak Republic

    Maroš Sirotiak

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Hiller, E., Sirotiak, M., Jurkovič, Ľ. et al. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Bottom Sediments from Three Water Reservoirs, Slovakia. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 83, 444–448 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-009-9768-7

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