Degradation rates of low molecular weight PAH correlate with sediment TOC in marine subtidal sediments

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 466-474

  Hinga, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Biodegradation; Marine; Sediments

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RATE CONSTANTS; SEDIMENTS;

TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC);

MARINE POLLUTION;

FUEL OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; OIL SPILL; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL SPILL; PREDICTION; SAMPLING; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0037390586     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00459-9     Document Type: Article

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