Distribution of PAHs and the PAH-degrading bacteria in the deep-sea sediments of the high-latitude Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Dong, C., Bai, X., Sheng, H., Jiao, L., Zhou, H., Shao, Z.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Makarov Basin; Chukchi; makarov basin
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2163-2015; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00016994; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00016949/bg-12-2163-2015.pdf; https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/12/2163/2015/bg-12-2163-2015.pdf

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are common organic pollutants that can be transferred long distances and tend to accumulate in marine sediments. However, less is known regarding the distribution of PAHs and their natural bioattenuation in the open sea, especially the Arctic Ocean. In this re...