Organic pollutants in the coastal environment off San Diego, California. 2. Petrogenic and biogenic sources of aliphatic hydrocarbons

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-195

  Tran, Kim ^a   Yu, Charlie C ^a   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliphatic hydrocarbons; Biogenic; Coastal marine environment; Compositional indices; Petrogenic

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ALKANE; PETROLEUM; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LOMA;

EID: 0031048185     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0189:OPITCE>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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