The impact of a highway on hydrocarbon content in coastal sediments - A case study

Authors
Bajt, O
Citation
O. Bajt, The impact of a highway on hydrocarbon content in coastal sediments - A case study, FR ENV BULL, 10(1), 2001, pp. 59-62
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
ISSN journal
10184619 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
59 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(200101)10:1<59:TIOAHO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The impact of highway pollution on the content of fluorescing hydrocarbons in surficial sediment in the Bay of Koper (Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriat ic sea) was studied by UV fluorescence spectroscopy. The impact was evident in elevated concentrations of fluorescing hydrocarbons in sediment samples collected along the highway. The coastal marine environment in the Bay of Koper was affected in a rather narrow zone along the southern shore.