Distribution and fate of organochlorine pollutants in the Pearl River Estuary

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1-12, 1999, Pages 376-382

  Hong, Huasheng ^a   Chen, Weiqi ^a   Xu, Li ^a   Wang, Xinhong ^a   Zhang, Luoping ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Fate; Organochlorine pesticides; PCBs; Pearl River estuary

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ORGANOCHLORINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; RIVER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

CHINA;

EID: 0032868870     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00081-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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