Fluoranthene and pyrene in the suspended particulate matter and surface sediments of the Humber estuary, UK

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 587-597

  Zhou, Jun L ^a,c   Fileman, Tim W ^a   Evans, Sheila ^a   Donkin, Peter ^a   Llewellyn, Carol ^a   Readman, James W ^a   Mantoura, R Fauzi C ^a   Rowland, Steve J ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluoranthene; Humber; PAH; Pyrene; Sediment; SPM

Indexed keywords

FLUORANTHENE; PYRENE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLUORANTHENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PYRENE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032144095     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00036-8     Document Type: Article

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