Occurrence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Bolgoda and Beira Lakes, Sri Lanka

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-140

  Pathiratne, K A S ^a   De Silva, O C P ^a   Hehemann, David ^b   Atkinson, Ian ^b   Wei, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES; HIGHER-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT PAHS;

AIR POLLUTION; AQUACULTURE; CARCINOGENS; DEFORESTATION; GASOLINE; MUTAGENS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEWERS;

WATER POLLUTION;

ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SRI LANKA; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SRI LANKA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CARCINOGENS; DEFORESTATION; MUTAGENS; WATER RESOURCES;

DORCATRAGUS MEGALOTIS;

EID: 34548502482     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9092-z     Document Type: Article

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