Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in floodplain soils of the Mosel and Saar River

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 216-222

  Pies, Carmen ^a   Yang, Yi ^b   Hofmann, Thilo ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coal mining; Coal particles; Floodplain soils; Mosel river; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Saar river

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAH; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; STORMWATER; TOXICITY; WATER RETENTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MOSELLE RIVER; RHINE RIVER; SAAR RIVER;

EID: 34548335143     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2007.06.233     Document Type: Article

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