Occurrence and distribution of semivolatile organic compounds in stream bed sediments, United States, 1992-95

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1333, 1999, Pages 105-119

  Lopes, Thomas J ^a   Furlong, Edward T ^b   Pritt, Jeffrey W ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b National Water Quality Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed sediment; PAH; Phenol; Phthalate; Semivolatiles; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041992408     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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