Risks posed by trace organic contaminants in coastal sediments in the Pearl River Delta, China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1036-1049

  Fung, C N ^a   Zheng, G J ^a   Connell, D W ^b   Zhang, X ^c   Wong, H L ^a,c   Giesy, J P ^a,c   Fang, Z ^d   Lam, P K S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dioxin related compounds; Environmental risks; Organochlorine pesticides; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPURITIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RIVERS;

DIOXIN-RELEATED CARBONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PEARL RIVER DELTA (PRD); PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

SEDIMENTS;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANOCHLORINE; PAH; PCB; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CHINA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTION; RIVER; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; WORLD; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 25844514184     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.02.040     Document Type: Article

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