Spatial and temporal trend of sewage pollution indicated by coprostanol in Macao Estuary, southern China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 1-12, 2002, Pages 295-299

  Peng, Xianzhi ^a   Zhang, Gan ^a   Mai, Bixian ^a   Min, Yushun ^a   Wang, Zhishi ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Bottom sediment; Coprostanol; Macao Estuary; Sedimentary core; Sewage pollution; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTS; WASTEWATER;

SEWAGE POLLUTION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

COPROSTEROL; STEROL DERIVATIVE;

BIOINDICATOR; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEWAGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTUARY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION;

(SOUTH); CHINA;

EID: 0036742863     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00101-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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