Use of Parent Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Proportions to Attribute PAH Sources in Sediments: A Case Study from the Pacific Northwest

References

• Barrick , R. C. 1982 . Flux of aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to central Puget Sound from Seattle (Westpoint) primary sewage effluent . Environmental Science Technology , 16 : 682 – 692 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boehm , P. D. , Page , D. S. , Gilfillan , E. S. , Bence , A. E. , Burns , W. A. and Mankiewicz , P. J. 1998 . Study of the fates and effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on benthic sediments in two bays in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1. Study design, chemistry, and source fingerprinting . Environmental Science & Technology , 32 ( 5 ) : 567 – 576 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boehm , P. D. , Loreti , C. P. , Rosenstein , A. B. and Rury , P. M. 2002 . A guide to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for the non-specialist . American Petroleum Institute Publication , 4717 : 36
   Google Scholar
• Boehm , P. D. 2006 . “ Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) ” . In Environmental Forensics: A Contaminant-Specific Guide , Edited by: Morrison , R. D. and Murphy , B. L. Philadelphia , PA : Elsevier .
   Google Scholar
• Costa , H. J. , White , K. A. and Ruspantini , J. J. 2004 . Distinguishing PAH background and MGP residues in sediments of a freshwater creek . Environmental Forensics , 5 : 171 – 182 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Costa , H. J. and Sauer , T. C. 2005 . Forensic approaches and considerations in identifying PAH background . Environmental Forensics , 6 : 9 – 16 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Eganhouse , R. P. and Kaplan , I. R. 1982 . Extractable organic matter in municipal wastewaters, 2. Hydrocarbons—Molecular characterization . Environmental Science & Technology , 16 ( 9 ) : 541 – 551 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hoffman , E. J. , Millis , G. L. , Latimer , J. S. and Quinn , J. G. 1984 . Urban runoff as a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to coastal waters . Environmental Science & Technology , 18 ( 8 ) : 580 – 587 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hostettler , F. D. , Pereira , W. E. , Kvenvolden , K. A. , van Geen , A. , Luoma , S. N. Fuller , C. C. 1999 . A record of hydrocarbon input to San Francisco Bay as traced by biomarker profiles in surface sediment and sediment cores . Marine Chemistry , 64 : 115 – 127 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mahler , B. J. , Van Metre , P. C. , Bashara , T. J. , Wilson , J. T. and Johns , D. A. 2005 . Parking lot sealcoat: An unrecognized source of urban polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons . Environmental Science & Technology , 39 : 5560 – 5566 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ozretich , R. J. , Ferraro , S. P. , Lamberson , J. O. and Cole , F. A. 2000 . Test of ∑ polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon model at a creosote-contaminated site, at Elliott Bay, Washington . Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry , 19 ( 9 ) : 2378 – 2389 .
   Google Scholar
• Pereira , W. E. , Hostettler , F. D. , Luoma , S. N. , van Green , A. , Fuller , C. C. and Anima , R. J. 1999 . Sedimentary record of anthropogenic and biogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in San Francisco Bay, California . Marine Chemistry , 64 : 99 – 113 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stout , S. A. , Uhler , A. D. and Emsbo-Mattingly , S. D. 2004 . Comparative evaluation of background anthropogenic hydrocarbons in surficial sediments from nine urban waterways . Environmental Science & Technology , 38 : 2987 – 2994 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stout , S. A. , Uhler , A. D. , McCarthy , K. J. and Emsbo-Mattingly , S. 2002 . “ Chemical fingerprinting of hydrocarbons ” . In Introduction to Environmental Forensics , Edited by: Murphy , B. L. and Morrison , R. D. San Diego , CA : Academic Press .
   Google Scholar
• Stout , S. A. , Magar , V. S. , Uhler , R. M. , Ickes , J. , Abbott , J. and Brenner , R. 2001 . Characterization of naturally occurring and anthropogenic PAHs in urban sediments at Wyckoff/Eagle Harbor Superfund site . Environmental Forensics , 2 : 287 – 300 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Uhler , A. D. and Emsbo-Mattingly , S. D. 2006 . Environmental stability of PAH source indices in pyrogenic tars . Environmental Contamination Toxicology , 76 : 689 – 696 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Van Metre , P. C. , Mahler , B. J. and Furlong , E. T. 2000 . Urban sprawl leaves its PAH signature . Environmental Science & Technology , 34 : 4064 – 4070 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wakeham , S. , Schaffner , C. and Giger , W. 1980 . Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in recent lake sediments–I. Compounds having anthropogenic origins . Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta , 44 : 403 – 413 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yunker , M. B. , Macdonald , R. W. , Vingarzan , R. , Mitchell , R. H. , Goyette , D. and Sylvestre , S. 2002 . PAHs in the Fraser River Basin: A critical appraisal of PAH ratios as indicators of PAH source and composition . Organic Geochemisty , 33 : 489 – 515 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zeng , E. Y. and Vista , C. L. 1997 . Organic pollutants in the coastal environment off San Diego, California, 1. Source identification and assessment by compositional indices of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons . Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry , 16 ( 2 ) : 179 – 188 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar