Assessment of PAH contamination in estuarine sediments using the equilibrium partitioning-toxic unit approach

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 290, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 139-155

  Rogers, Howard R ^a  

^a WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Equilibrium partitioning; PAHs; Sediments; Toxic units

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ESTUARIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

COMBUSTION PARTICLES;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RUNOFF;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMBUSTION; ESTUARY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TECHNIQUE;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; REFERENCE VALUES; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037029944     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(01)01079-8     Document Type: Article

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