Distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in surface sediments from the Middle and South Adriatic coastal waters

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 9 A, 2006, Pages 997-1002

  Milun, Vesna ^a   Bogner, Danijela ^a   Barić, Ante ^a   Zvonarić, Tomislav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; PCBs; Sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PCB; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ADRIATIC COAST [CROATIA]; CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; KASTELA BAY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749666726     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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