Pollution topography of chlorobenzenes and hexachlorobutadiene in sediments along the Kaohsiung coast, Taiwan - A comparison of two consecutive years' survey with statistical interpretation

Chemosphere

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1503-1516

  Lee, Chon Lin ^a   Song, Huei Jing ^a   Fang, Meng Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chlorobenzenes; Hexachlorobutadiene; Ocean outfall field; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; PETROCHEMICALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

CHLOROBENZENES (CB); HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE (HCBD); PETRO-CHEMICAL WASTEWATER; POLLUTION TOPOGRAPHY;

SEDIMENTS;

CHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE;

CHLOROBENZENE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; WASTE WATER;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 13444267550     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.11.095     Document Type: Article

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