Organic pollutants in the coastal marine environment off San Diego, California. 3. Using linear alkylbenzenes to trace sewage-derived organic materials

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-201

  Zeng, Eddy Y ^a   Khan, Azra R ^a   Tran, Kim ^a  

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

Author keywords

Coastal marine environment; Linear alkylbenzenes; Sewage tracer; Transport and fate

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ALKYLBENZENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED STATES;

LOMA;

EID: 0031055581     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0196:OPITCM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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