Determining the source of PAHs in sediment

Land Contamination and Reclamation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 403-411

  Emsbo Mattingly, S D ^a   Uhler, A ^a   Stout, S ^a   Douglas, G ^a   McCarthy, K ^a   Coleman, A ^b  

^a NewFields Environmental Forensics Practice LLC   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Background; PAHs; Sediments; Source identification

Indexed keywords

PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EID: 33744542003     PISSN: 09670513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2462/09670513.735     Document Type: Article

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