Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments of the South China Sea

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-171

  Yang, Gui Peng ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Analysis; Distribution; Marine sediments; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[E]PYRENE; CARBON; FLUORANTHENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SEA; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0033627164     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00245-6     Document Type: Article

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