Environmental forensics aspects of PAHs from wood treatment with creosote compounds

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Murphy, Brian L ^a   Brown, John ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Creosote; PAHs; Wood treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844479556     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920590952829     Document Type: Review

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