ABSTRACT
Southeast Brazilian bays have been increasingly degraded by untreated organic loads. Therefore, to assess fecal contamination status, sediment quality regarding polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and sources of organic matter (OM), we have determined fine-grained and total organic carbon (TOC) content and concentrations of PAHs and sterols in twenty-six surface sediment samples in Sepetiba Bay. The fine-grained (1-26 %), TOC (0.20-3.45 %), PAHs (Subject(s)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
, Water Pollutants, Chemical
, Bays
, Brazil
, Environmental Monitoring/methods
, Geologic Sediments
, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis
, Sterols/analysis
, Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
