Ecological study of gas fields in the northern Adriatic. 10. Organic pollutants

Abstract

        In the part of the northern Adriatic that is destined for exploitation of gas (IVANA field), research was carried out in March 1986 to determine the level of pollution of marine environment with specific organic pollutants so that the actual state could be determined as a basis for further research.

        To estimate the level of pollution of sea water, marine organisms and sediments with organ­ic pollutants in the IVANA field, the contents of dissolved organic matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), chlorinated hydrocarbons and volatile phenols were analyzed.

        The research focused on the qualitative and quantitative determining of polyaromatic hydro­carbons in different media that could be endangered during future exploitation.