The partition of fluoranthene and pyrene between suspended particles and dissolved phase in the Humber Estuary: A study of the controlling factors

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 243-244, Issue , 1999, Pages 305-321

  Zhou, J L ^a   Fileman, T W ^b   Evans, S ^b   Donkin, P ^b   Readman, J W ^b   Mantoura, R F C ^d   Rowland, S ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Estuaries; PAHs; Partition coefficient; Soot; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

FLUORANTHENE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

PAH; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; ESTUARY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOLID WASTE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032778501     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00404-0     Document Type: Article

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