Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in oysters from coastal waters of the Lebanon 10 months after the Jiyeh oil spill in 2006

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1215-1218

  Kelly, Carole ^a   Santillo, David ^b   Johnston, Paul ^b   Fayad, Ghalia ^c   Baker, Kerry L ^a   Law, Robin J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Greenpeace Mediterranean   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Jiyeh oil spill; Lebanon; Oysters; PAH

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

BIVALVE; COASTAL WATER; OIL SPILL; PAH;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LEBANON; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; OYSTER; SEA POLLUTION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ANIMALS; DISASTERS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUEL OILS; LEBANON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OSTREIDAE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POWER PLANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; JIYEH; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; MONT LIBAN;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 44649140580     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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