Benzo [a] pyrene concentrations in topsoils of North Bahrain

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-165

  Al Haddad, Ameera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Background concentration; Benzo a pyrene; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Porous graphitic carbon; Soil analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAPHITE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POROUS MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; BENZO [A] PYRENE; POROUS GRAPHITIC CARBON; SOIL ANALYSIS;

SOILS;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; PAH; TOPSOIL;

ASIA; BAHRAIN; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 27844557025     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240400029793     Document Type: Article

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