Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Gomti river system, India

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1211-1218

  Malik, A ^a   Singh, K P ^a   Mohan, D ^a   Patel, D K ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMBUSTION; INDIA; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SOLUBILITY; VAPOR PRESSURE; WEATHERING;

EID: 2542609848     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0372-6     Document Type: Article

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