Soil & Water Res., 2018, 13(2):74-82 | DOI: 10.17221/35/2017-SWR

Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils from Shengli Oil Field, ChinaOriginal Paper

Shaoping KUANG*,1,3, Yaqing SU2, Jinghuan ZHANG1, Zhen SONG1, Huihui WANG1,3, Wenjuan YU2
1 College of Environment and Safety Engineering and
2 College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, P.R. China
3 Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Science for Yellow River Delta, Binzhou University, Binzhou, P.R. China

The concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) priority pollutant list, were studied in ten different soil samples from Shengli Oil Field, China. The total PAHs concentrations in the sampled soils attained 1214.9-2965.1 ng/g (2159.6 ng/g on average). The highest total PAHs concentration was in the soil with a huge content of oil sludge, while the lowest was in fine soil environment areas. The soil contamination with PAHs in the study areas was classified as severe. The major pollutants were naphthalene, phenathrene, fluorine (Flu), pyrene (Pyr), while the detected concentration of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), benzo(b)fluoranthene was relatively low. Among the 16 kinds of PAHs, the concentration increased in the order: 6 rings < 5 rings < 4 rings < 2 rings < 3 rings. The ratios of Flu/(Flu + Pyr) and indeno benzene(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene (IP)/(IP + BaP) were 0.46-0.48, and 0.36-0.64, respectively. Our results suggest that the main sources of PAHs were petroleum extraction and petroleum combustion. In addition, a small amount of PAHs originated from combustion of grass, woods, and coal.

Keywords: content; oil sludge; PAHs; petroleum extraction; petroleum combustion

Published: June 30, 2018  Show citation

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KUANG S, Yaqing S, ZHANG J, SONG Z, WANG H, Wenjuan Y. Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils from Shengli Oil Field, China. Soil & Water Res. 2018;13(2):74-82. doi: 10.17221/35/2017-SWR.
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