A hierarchical approach measures the aerial extent and concentration levels of PAH-contaminated shoreline sediments at historic industrial sites in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-379

  Page, David S ^a   Brown, John S ^b   Boehm, Paul D ^b   Bence, A Edward ^c   Neff, Jerry M ^d  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^d Neff and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Exxon Valdez; Immunoassay; PAH; Site map

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; OIL SPILLS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; SEDIMENTS;

EXXON VALDEZ; IMMUNOASSAY; SHORELINE SEDIMENTS; SITE MAP;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

FUEL OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TAR;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; SEDIMENT; SHORELINE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CLAM; COLORIMETRY; FIELD STUDY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LABORATORY; MUSSEL; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIVALVIA; COLORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IMMUNOASSAY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 33646148074     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.08.027     Document Type: Article

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