Combined application of δ13C and molecular ratios in sediment cores for PAH source apportionment in the New York/New Jersey harbor complex

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 674-687

  Yan, Beizhan ^a   Abrajano, Teofilo A ^a   Bopp, Richard F ^a   Benedict, Lucille A ^a   Chaky, Damon A ^b   Perry, Eric ^a   Song, Jing ^a   Keane, Dennis P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR RATIOS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH); SEDIMENT CORES; UNRESOLVED COMPLEX MIXTURE (UCM);

COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; MIXTURES; ORE SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CONTAMINATED LAND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HARBOR; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAH; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CORE;

JAMAICA BAY; LONG ISLAND [NEW YORK]; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NEWARK BAY; NORTH AMERICA; PASSAIC RIVER; RARITAN BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646859698     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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