Distribution and composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons within experimental microcosms treated with creosote-impregnated douglas fir pilings

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2369-2377

  Bestari, K T Jim ^a   Robinson, Richard D ^b   Solomon, Keith R ^a   Steele, Tracey S ^a   Day, Kristen E ^c   Sibley, Paul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creosote impregnated pilings; High performance liquid chromatography Microcosms; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CHRYSENE; CREOSOTE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; PYRENE;

CREOSOTE; LEACHING; PAH; PILE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TREE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WOOD;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0031791341     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620171202     Document Type: Article

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