Factors influencing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon distributions in South Carolina estuarine sediments

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-29

  Kucklick, John R ^a,b   Sivertsen, Scott K ^a   Sanders, Marion ^a   Scott, Geoffrey I ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Principal components analysis; Sediments; South Carolina; Urban runoff

Indexed keywords

PERYLENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031009570     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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