Passive sampling monitoring of PAHs and trace metals in seawater during the salvaging of the Costa Concordia wreck (Parbuckling Project). (October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schintu, Marco; Marrucci, Alessandro; Marras, Barbara; Atzori, Marco; Pellegrini, David
• Is Part Of: Marine pollution bulletin. Volume 135(2018)
• Page Start: 819
• Page End: 827
• Publication Date: 2018-10
• Subjects: PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon -- Kow octanol–water partition coefficient -- SPMD semi-permeable membrane device -- PCB polychlorinated biphenyl -- WFD Water Framework Directive -- LDPE low-density polyethylene -- PRC performance reference compound -- POP persistent organic pollutant -- PS passive sampling -- Naph naphthalene -- Aceph acenaphthylene -- Ace acenaphthene -- Fl fluorene -- Phen phenanthrene -- Ant anthracene -- Flu fluoranthene -- Pyr pyrene -- BaA benz[a]anthracene -- Chr chrysene -- BbF benzo[b]fluoranthene -- BkF benzo[k]fluoranthene -- BaP benzo[a]pyrene -- BeP benzo[e]pyrene -- Per perylene -- InP indeno[1, 2, 3-cd]pyrene -- BgP benzo[ghi]perylene -- DBA dibenzo[a, h]anthracene -- N1a 1-methylnaphthalene -- N1b 2-methylnaphthalene -- N2 1, 6-dimethylnaphthalene -- N3 2, 3, 5-trimethylnaphthalene -- D0 dibenzothiophene -- D1 2-methyldibenzothiophene -- P1 2-methylphenathrene -- D2 2, 8-dimethyldibenzothiophene -- P2 2, 4-dimethylphenathrene -- D3 2, 4, 7-trimethyldibenzothiophene -- P3a 1, 2, 6-trimethylphenathrene -- Tr triphenylene -- Flu1 1-methylfluoranthene -- P3b 1, 2, 8-trimethylphenathrene -- BcP benzo(c)phenanthrene -- C1 1-methylchrysene -- C2 6-ethylchrysene -- CID collision-induced dissociation -- SIS single ion storage -- CRK chemical reaction kinetic -- OCP organochlorurate pesticide -- HPAH high-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (Flu, Pyr, BaA, Chr, BbF, BkF, BaP, DBA, BgP, Inp) -- LPAH low-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (Naph, Aceph, Ace, Fl, Phen, Ant), BPAH, branched polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (N1a, N1b, N2, N3, D0, D1, P1, D2, P2, D3, P3a, Tr, Flu1, P3b, BcP, C1, C2); Passive sampling: Concordia -- Parbuckling -- Trace metals seawater: PAH seawater; Marine pollution -- Periodicals; Marine Biology -- Periodicals; Water Pollution -- Periodicals; Mer -- Pollution -- Périodiques; Publications périodiques; Pollution des mers; Lutte antipollution; Electronic journals; 363.7394
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-326X

Abstract

Abstract: Passive sampling techniques were used for monitoring trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the seawater surrounding the Costa Concordia shipwreck (Isola del Giglio, Italy). The monitoring lasted two and a half years (2012–2014) and considered all four phases of the "parbuckling project": stabilisation of the wreckage, installation of steel caissons on both sides of the wreck, parbuckling, and refloating. Dissolved trace metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and V) were measured with diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT), while freely dissolved PAHs were measured with semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs). Passive sampling allowed to detect very low concentrations of contaminants, and indicated significant differences among the sampling stations and among the different steps for salvaging the wreck. The results suggested that the main source of contamination was the heavy working vessel traffic at the disaster site, rather than the release of contaminants from the wreck. Graphical abstract: Highlights: The largest parallel utilisation of passive samplers for both organics and metals to date Detection of dissolved PAHs and trace metals in seawater far below the limits established by EU legislation Vanadium as indicator of oil pollution in seawater