Correlation Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Concentration in Sediment and Razor Clam (Solen Roseomaculatus) From Khors of Bushehr Province

In Bushehr sea waters the coastal organisms such as Razor clam (solen roseomaculatus) are exposed to oil pollutions, because of the industrial and shipping activities, as well as oil production. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in oil the most important group of hydrocarbons content, which are marker of oil pollution. Nowadays the bivalve are used in bio monitoring studies, a lot. In order to bio monitor as well as study correlation of PAHs concentration in sediment and S. roseomaculatusin in Bushehr coasts, sampling of sediment and clams were Carried out from five different stations in April 2009. The samples were homogenized and their PAHs content were measured by GC-MS after extracted by soxhlet apparatus. Results showed that tPAHs concentration in stations Kalo, Bardkhon, Piazi, Bupatil and Haleh were 63.7, 45.1, 17.4, 172.1 and 28.9 ng g-1 respectively. Concentrations of PAHs in S.roseomaculatusin from above stations were 490.3, 321.7, 80.2, 759.2 and 111.9 ng g-1 respectively. Sediment and clams from Bushehr Khors are partly high contaminated by PAHs. A significant correlation was observed between sediment and clams PAHs concentration (P