Sedimentary record of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a sediment core from the Pearl River Estuary, South China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 8-12, 2005, Pages 912-921

  Liu, G Q ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Li, X D ^b   Li, J ^a   Peng, X Z ^a   Qi, S H ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; GDP; PAHs; Pearl river delta (PRD); Sediment core

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEAN HABITATS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYROLYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

CHINA; GDP; PARTICLE-ASSOCIATED POLLUTANTS; PEARL RIVER DELTA (PRD); SEDIMENT CORE;

MARINE POLLUTION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE POLLUTION; PAH; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION;

ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ESTUARY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 27744524366     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.02.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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