Particulate fluxes of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in near-shore waters to the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, and the effect of continental runoff

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 605-616

  Raoux, C ^a   Boyona, J M ^a   Miquel, J C ^b   Teyssie, J L ^b   Fowler, S W ^b   Albaiges J ^a  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Continental runoff; Fecal pellets; Hydrocarbon source identification; POC; Seasonal variability; Sediment trap; Sinking particles; Vertical flux measurement

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PAH; PARTICULATE FLUX; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

(NORTHWEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0033065736     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0458     Document Type: Article

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