The QUASIMEME laboratory performance study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH): Assessment of the first three rounds, 1994-1995

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 64-77

  Law, Robin J ^a   KlungsØyr, Jarle ^b   Freriks, Ivo L ^c,d  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CALIBRATION;

CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0031462211     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00124-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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