An approach to assess ecological risk for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface water from Tianjin

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1463-1482

  Yang, Yu ^a   Shi, Xuan ^a   Wong, P ^b   Dawson, Richard ^a   Xu, Fuliu ^a   Liu, Wenxin ^a   Tao, Shu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Additive toxicity; Equivalent concentration; PAHs; Probabilistic risk assessment; Surface water

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SURFACE WATERS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ADDITIVE TOXICITY; ANTHRACENE; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATION; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

ANTHRACENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; NONHUMAN; RIVER; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; CHINA; DRUG SYNERGISM; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; INVERTEBRATES; LETHAL DOSE 50; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33746192373     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600754755     Document Type: Article

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