Table 1.
Relationship indices of PAHs in the collected seaweed species from El-Mex Bay
Relationship indices | Spring | Autumn | |||||
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Uf1 | Uc1 | Gc1 | Ur2 | Uc2 | Uf2 | Cp2 | |
PHN/ANT | 1.33 | 1.5 | 0.65 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 3.71 |
ANT/(ANT + PHN) | 0.43 | 0.4 | 0.61 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.21 |
BAA/CHY | 1.17 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.11 | 0.58 | 1 | 0.58 |
BBF/BAP | 0.24 | 0.37 | 0.61 | 0.44 | 0.2 | 0.56 | 0.45 |
FLR/(FLR + PYR) | 0.52 | 0.27 | 0.3 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.3 |
FLT/PYR | 0.86 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
BAP/ BAP + CHY | 0.836 | 0.693 | 0.509 | 0.694 | 0.719 | 0.642 | 0.588 |
BAA/(BAA + CHY) | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.5 | 0.37 |
∑PAHF | 161 | 232 | 207 | 250 | 174 | 146.6 | 164.3 |
∑PAHCARC | 135 | 90 | 67 | 83 | 138 | 72 | 87 |
∑PAHCOMB | 76 | 118 | 113 | 77 | 105 | 82 | 120 |
%∑PAHF | 43.28 | 52.73 | 53.49 | 60.98 | 41.73 | 48.77 | 44.25 |
%∑PAHCARC | 36.29 | 20.45 | 17.31 | 20.24 | 33.09 | 23.95 | 23.43 |
%∑PAHCOMB | 20.43 | 26.82 | 29.2 | 18.78 | 25.18 | 27.28 | 32.32 |
LPAHs / HPAHs | 0.763 | 1.115 | 1.15 | 1.563 | 0.716 | 0.952 | 0.763 |