Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations and related carcinogenic potencies in soil at a semi-arid region of India

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 449-456

  Masih, Amit ^a   Taneja, Ajay ^a  

^a Department of Mathematics   (India)

Author keywords

HPLC; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Semi arid region; Surface soil

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CARCINOGENIC POTENCIES; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; SEMI-ARID REGION; SURFACE SOIL;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; CARCINOGEN; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; HEXANE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; SILICA GEL;

CARCINOGENS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EXTRACTION METHOD; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PAH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; EXTRACTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; ULTRASOUND; WINTER;

AGRA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 33747169097     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.01.062     Document Type: Article

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