δ13C values of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons collected from two creosote-contaminated sites

Chemical Geology

Volumn 152, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 43-58

  Trust Hammer, Beth ^a   Kelley, Cheryl A ^a   Coffin, Richard B ^a   Cifuentes, Luis A ^b   Mueller, James G ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SBP Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Creosote contaminated site; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; BENZOTHIOPHENE; BIPHENYLNAPHTHALENE; CARBAZOLE; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE; FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CARBON 13; CREOSOTE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PAH; WASTE DISPOSAL;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032431681     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00095-3     Document Type: Article

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