Sedimentary record of anthropogenic and biogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in San Francisco Bay, California

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 99-113

  Pereira, Wilfred E ^a   Hostettler, Frances D ^a   Luoma, Samuel N ^a   Van Geen, Alexander ^a   Fuller, Christopher C ^a   Anima, Roberto J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Sediment cores

Indexed keywords

PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032928953     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(98)00087-5     Document Type: Article

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