Characterization and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in river bank soils

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1594-1601

  Pies, Carmen ^a,b   Hoffmann, Burkhard ^b   Petrowsky, Jelena ^b   Yang, Yi ^c   Ternes, Thomas A ^b   Hofmann, Thilo ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alkyl homologues; Coal; n Alkanes; PAH distribution pattern

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SOILS;

APPLIED (CO); COAL PARTICLES; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ELSEVIER (CO); GERMANY; IDENTIFICATION METHODS; N ALKANES; ORGANIC PETROGRAPHY; PAH RATIOS; PETROGENIC; PETROGENIC SOURCES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA); REFERENCE MATERIAL (RM); RIVER BANKS; SOIL SAMPLES; SOURCE IDENTIFICATIONS;

RIVERS;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

COAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PAH; PETROGENESIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROVENANCE; RIVER BANK; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TESTING METHOD;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL PETROGRAPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GERMANY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; MOSELLE RIVER; SAAR RIVER;

EID: 47349093971     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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