Hydrocarbons in the Suspended Matter and the Bottom Sediments in Different Regions of the Black Sea Russian Sector
Journal: Physical Oceanography
Year: 2017

Content and composition of hydrocarbons (mainly the aliphatic ones) in the suspended matter and the bottom sediments in the Gelendzhik Bay, the Big Sochi water area, the Feodosiya Bay and the Black Sea central part are defined and compared with the total organic carbon and chlorophyll a contents. It is shown that the aliphatic hydrocarbon concentrations exceeding the background ones are found only in the coastal zone. Advancing to the pelagic zone is accompanied by sharp decrease of their concen