Persistent organic pollution characterization of sediments in Pearl River estuary

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1545-1549

  Chau, K W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contamination; Pearl River estuary; Persistent organic pollution; Sediment; South China; Toxicology characterization

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

PEARL RIVER ESTUARY; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTION; SOUTH CHINA; TOXICOLOGY CHARACTERIZATION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CHLORPHENOTANE; LINDANE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMONITORING; DDT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HCH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; ESTUARY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

EID: 33746023968     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.11.060     Document Type: Article

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