Identification of PAHs sources

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INTRODUCTION (VERSION FRANÇAISE)
I.1. CONTEXTE DU PROJET
I.1.1. Production et raffinage du pétrole en Équateur : contexte historique, économique et législatif
I.1.2. Contexte social et sanitaire dans les zones d’activités pétrolières en Équateur
I.1.3. Contexte socio-scientifique du projet MONOIL
I.2. ZONE D’ETUDE
I.2.1 Les spécificités de la région amazonienne
I.2.2 Les spécificités de la côte Pacifique
I.3. OBJECTIF GENERAL DE LA THESE
I.4. OBJECTIFS SPECIFIQUES
INTRODUCTION (ENGLISH VERSION)
I.1. PROJECT CONTEXT
I.1.1. Oil production and refining in Ecuador: Historic, economic and legislative context
I.1.2. Social and health context in oil activities zones in Ecuador
I.1.3. Socio-scientific context of the MONOIL project
I.2. STUDY AREA
I.2.1 Amazon Region: specificities
I.2.2 Pacific Coast: specificities
I.3. GENERAL OBJECTIVE
I.4. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
CHAPTER 1. Tracing oil activities sources by PAHs distribution in surface water and sediments of the Amazonian and coastal regions of Ecuador Forewords Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface water and sediments at oil exploration and refining sites in Ecuador: concentrations and source distribution
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
2.1 Study Area
2.2 Sample Collection
2.3 Chemical analysis
2.4 Statistical analysis
2.5 Environmental and human risk assessment
2.6 Identification of PAHs sources
3. Results and discussion
3.1 Distribution of PAHs concentrations in surface freshwater
3.2 Concentrations of PAHs in bottom sediments
3.3 Oil activities tracing (source tracing)
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Supplementary Information 1
CHAPTER 2. Oil pollution hazards and health quality of drinking waters in Ecuador Forewords
Drinking water quality in areas impacted by oil activities in Ecuador: associated health risks and social perception of human exposure
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1 Study area
2.2 Water sample collection
2.3 Analytical methods
2.4 Sociological methods
2.5 Health risk assessment
2.6 Statistical analysis
3. Results
3.1 Physico-chemical parameters
3.2 Major and TME concentrations
3.3 PAHs concentrations
3.4 Bacteriological results
3.5 Human health risks assessment
4. Discussion
4.1 Impacts of oil activities on drinking water quality
4.2 Drinking water risks due to low mineralization
4.3 Limits of Ecuadorian Regulations
4.4 Social perception of the risk and human exposure
5. Conclusion and recommendations
Acknowledgements
References
Supplementary Information 2 CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMANDATIONS ET PERSPECTIVES (FR)
Conclusion Générale
Recommandations et perspectives
CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES (EN)
General Conclusion
Recommendations and perspectives
LIMITATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHIE