Pollutants in Hong Kong soils: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 464-473

  Chung, M K ^a   Hu, R ^b   Cheung, K C ^a   Wong, M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contamination; PAHs; Persistent toxic substances (PTS); Pollution; Risk assessment; South china; Urban soils

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PERSISTENT TOXIC SUBSTANCES (PTS); URBAN SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

OIL; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

LAND USE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL SURVEY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HONG KONG; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LANDFILL; RURAL AREA; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33846211818     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.09.062     Document Type: Article

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