Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some agricultural, industrial and urban areas along Xiamen coastal waters, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 318-322

  Maskaoui, Khalid ^a   Hu, Zhong ^a   Zhou, Jun Liang ^b   Han, Ya Li ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jiulong River Estuary; PAHs; Soil; Xiamen Western Sea

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ESTUARIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCEANOGRAPHY; SOIL POLLUTION;

COASTAL WATERS; JIULONG RIVER ESTUARY; XIAMEN WESTERN SEA;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CATCHMENTS; ESTUARIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCEANOGRAPHY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATCHMENT; COASTAL WATER; PAH; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; JIULONG RIVER; XIAMEN;

CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 33746353396     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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