Distribution of trialkylamines and coprostanol in San Pedro shelf sediments adjacent to a sewage outfall

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 680-687

  Maldonado, Cristina ^a   Venkatesan, M Indira ^b   Phillips, Charles R ^c   Bayona, Josep M ^a  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coprostanol; Domestic pollution; Epicoprostanol; Molecular markers; Sewage particles; Trialkylamines

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC AMINE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; COPROSTEROL; STEROL;

BIOMARKER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE OUTFALL; SHELF SEDIMENT; STEROL;

ARTICLE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033852730     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(00)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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