Organic contamination of San Vicente Bay, Chile

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1011-1021

  Mudge, Stephen M ^a   Seguel, Carmen Gloria ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE LA SANTÍSIMA CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Fatty acids; Fatty alcohols; Hydrocarbons; Multivariate statistics; PAH; PLS; San Vicente; Sterols

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COPROSTEROL; FLUORANTHENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PETROLEUM; PYRENE;

BAY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHILE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; OIL INDUSTRY; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

CHILE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032599759     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00132-0     Document Type: Article

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