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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in farmland soils around main reservoirs of Jilin Province, China: occurrence, sources and potential human health risk

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Study on the occurrence, sources and potential human health risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in farmland soils around reservoirs is of great significance for the people drinking water security. In the present study, representative farmland soil samples around main reservoirs of Jilin Province, China, were investigated for 16 PAHs. The total concentrations of 16 priority PAHs in 32 farmland soil samples ranged from 602.12 to 1271.87 ng/g, with an arithmetic average of 877.23 ng/g, and the sum of seven carcinogenic PAH concentrations ranged from 30.07 to 710.02 ng/g, with a mean value of 229.04 ng/g. The 3-ring and 4-ring PAHs were major exist and account for 45.78 and 32.03%, respectively. Non-cancer and cancer risk of pollutants were calculated, and the results indicate that the complex PAHs in farmland soils were not considered to pose significant health effects. The isomer ratios Fla/(Fla + Pyr) and BaA/(BaA + Chr) show that the PAHs in soils were generally derived from biomass and coal combustion.

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This study was supported by the National Major Program of Water Pollution Control and Treatment Technology of China (2014ZX07201-011-002) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41371495).

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Chen, Y., Zhang, J., Zhang, F. et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in farmland soils around main reservoirs of Jilin Province, China: occurrence, sources and potential human health risk. Environ Geochem Health 40, 791–802 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-017-0024-5

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