Distribution of linear alkylbenzenes (LABs) in riverine and coastal environments in South and Southeast Asia

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2449-2459

  Isobe, Kei O ^a   Zakaria, Mohamad P ^b   Chiem, Nguyen H ^c   Minh, Le Y ^c   Prudente, Maricar ^d   Boonyatumanond, Ruchaya ^e   Saha, Mahua ^f   Sarkar, Santosh ^f   Takada, Hideshige ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^e Environmental Research and Training Center Department of Environmental Quality Promotion   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

I E ratio; Linear alkylbenzenes; Molecular marker; Sewage pollution monitoring; South Asia; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ALKYLBENZENES; MOLECULAR TRACERS; SEWAGE CONTAMINATION;

RIVERS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; RIVER WATER;

BENZENE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; WATER SAMPLING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 2442551624     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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