Contamination and exposure profiles of priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in groundwater in a semi-arid region in India

International Journal of Water

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 136-147

  Masih, Amit ^a   Saini, Renuka ^a   Taneja, Ajay ^a  

^a Department of Mathematics   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater; HPLC; PAH; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Semiarid region

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMINANCE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PAH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMIARID REGION;

AGRA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 45149112675     PISSN: 14656620     EISSN: 17415322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJW.2008.018152     Document Type: Article

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