The behaviour of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in estuaries

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-217

  Turner, A ^a   Rawling, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Di (2 ethylhexyl) phthalate; Estuaries; Particle concentration effect; Phthalate esters; Relative solubility

Indexed keywords

ESTER; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; PHTHALATE; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION;

EID: 0033980795     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00078-X     Document Type: Article

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