Sources and significance of alkane and PAH hydrocarbons in Canadian Arctic Rivers

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-31

  Yunker, M B ^a   Backus, S M ^b   Graf Pannatier, E ^c   Jeffries, D S ^b   Macdonald, R W ^d  

^a Box 5050 ^*  (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkane; Arctic rivers; Hopane; PAH; Petroleum; Sediment quality guideline; Sterane; Water quality guideline

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; NUNAVUT;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; ENTOVALVA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0036661819     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0880     Document Type: Article

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