Lipid geochemistry of surficial sediments from the coastal environment of Egypt I. Aliphatic hydrocarbons-characterization and sources

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 135-158

  Aboul Kassim, Tarek A T ^a,b   Simoneit, Bernd R T ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; BIOMARKERS; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; CONTAMINATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIPID GEOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; SATURATED HYDROCARBONS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA;

EID: 0030222648     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4203(95)00098-4     Document Type: Article

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