The distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 343-359

  Nemr, Ahmed El ^a   Said, Tarek O ^a   Khaled, Azza ^a   El Sikaily, Amany ^a   Abd Allah, Aly M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Hydrocarbons; Mediterranean; PAHs; PCA; Pollution monitoring; Surface sediment

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION DETECTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

EGYPTIAN MEDITERRANEAN COAST;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

FALLOUT; MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; EGYPT; FALLOUT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

ANTHRACENES; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORENES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PYRENES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AFRICA; EGYPT; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [EGYPT]; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33847740981     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9231-8     Document Type: Article

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