Evaluation of biogenic and anthropogenic inputs of aliphatic hydrocarbons to Lake Taihu sediments using biomarkers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 581, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-95

  Qu, Wenchuan ^a,b   Xue, Bin ^a   Su, Chenwei ^c   Wang, Sumin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Biogenic; Biomarkers; Lake Taihu; Sediment; Sources

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; LAKES; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC; LAKE TAIHU; PETROGENIC HYDROCARBONS; URBANIZED FRESHWATER LAKE;

HYDROCARBONS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOMARKER; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIHU LAKE;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33947217954     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0510-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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