Residues of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish and water from Sultanate of Oman

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-84

  Ahmed, Mohamed Tawfic ^a   Mostafa, Gamal A ^a   Rasbi, S A A L ^a   Askar, A A ^a  

^a University of Suez Canal   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fish; Gas chromatograph; Oman; PAH; Residues; Water

Indexed keywords

BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; SEA WATER;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOCONCENTRATION; FISH; WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OMAN; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SKIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

OMAN;

ANIMALIA; DECAPTENS; DECAPTENS RUSSELLI; PRIACANTHUS HAMRUR; RASTRELLIGER KANAGURTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031948916     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129873688     Document Type: Article

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