Composition and sources of organic matter and its solvent extractable components in surface sediments of a bay under serious anthropogenic influences: Daya Bay, China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1066-1075

  Gao, Xuelu ^a,b   Chen, Shaoyong ^a   Long, Aimin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Bulk analysis; Daya Bay; Solvent extractable organic matter; Surface sediment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; FATTY ACIDS; KETONES; SEDIMENTS; SOLVENTS;

BULK ANALYSIS; DAYA BAY; SOLVENT EXTRACTABLE ORGANIC MATTER; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKANOL; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; DICHLOROMETHANE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; ORGANIC MATTER; SOLVENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOXHLET EXTRACTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; DAYA BAY; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG;

EID: 44649115158     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.036     Document Type: Article

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