Biogeochemistry of Benzanthracene in an Enclosed Marine Ecosystem

Authors

Kenneth R. Hinga, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Michael E.Q. Pilson, University of Rhode Island
Richard F. Lee, University of Georgia
John W. Farrington, Universitetet i Bergen
Alan C. Davis, Universitetet i Bergen
Kjell Tjessem, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

1-1-1980

Abstract

Carbon-14 labeled benz[α]anthracene was introduced into a large-scale marine microcosm containing an ecosystem functioning in a manner that was in many respects typical of the shallow coastal waters of the northeastern United States. The radiotracer label made it possible to follow the removal of benz [α] anthracene and labeled metabolites from the water column, their appearance and mixing into the sediments, and the production of14CO2for 230 days. At the end of the experiment, 29% had been respired to CO2, while the remaining extractable activity (43%) was evenly divided between parent compound and intermediate metabolic products. © 1980, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Environmental Science and Technology

Volume

14

Issue

9

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Hinga, Kenneth R., Michael E. Pilson, Richard F. Lee, John W. Farrington, Alan C. Davis, and Kjell Tjessem. "Biogeochemistry of Benzanthracene in an Enclosed Marine Ecosystem." Environmental Science and Technology 14, 9 (1980). doi: 10.1021/es60169a010.