Author(s)

Jiale Li, Caixiang Zhang, Yihui Dong, Xiaoping Liao, Bin Du, Linlin Yao

China National Administration of Coal Geology General Prospecting Institute, Beijing, China.
State Key Lab of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.

This research aims to investigate the pollution characteristic of PAHs in Xiaodian sewage irrigation area. The result shows that the concentrations ofPAHs range from 47.94 to 46432.85ng/g while that of the total components of the 16 kinds of PAHs are 5969.81ng/g. PAHs with for rings and more than 4 rings are the main and important pollutants in topsoils of Xiaodian District. The main input of PAHs is combustion source, and the main pollution source in this area is fired coal. The topsoils in Xiaodian District are polluted by human activity in varying degrees. 23 of all 31 topsoil samples have been heavily polluted, especially those located nearby developed industrial townships and irrigation channels.

Pollution Characteristic; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); Typical Sewage Irrigation Area

Li, J. , Zhang, C. , Dong, Y. , Liao, X. , Du, B. and Yao, L. (2013) The Pollution Characteristic of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Typical Sewage Irrigation Area in North of China. Engineering, 5, 561-565. doi: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B115.