Molecular tracers of saturated and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon inputs into Central Park Lake, New York City

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 7012-7019

  Yan, Beizhan ^a,c   Abrajano, Teofilo A ^a   Bopp, Richard F ^a   Chaky, Damon A ^b   Benedict, Lucille A ^a   Chillrud, Steven N ^b  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEDIMENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL PARK LAKE, NEW YORK; MOLECULAR TRACER; PYRENE; SATURATED HYDROCARBONS (SH);

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

1,7 DIMETHYLPHENANTHRENE; 2,6 DIMETHYLPHENANTHRENE; CESIUM 137; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; HYDROCARBON; LEAD 210; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

LAKE POLLUTION; PAH; SEDIMENT CORE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL MINING; COMBUSTION; DRUG MIXTURE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TIME; WATER POLLUTION; WOODY STEM;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHRYSENES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25144463123     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0506105     Document Type: Article

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