Sources and historic changes in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon input in a shallow lake, Zeekoevlei, South Africa

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1109-1112

  Das, Supriyo Kumar ^a   Routh, Joyanto ^a   Roychoudhury, Alakendra N ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELSEVIER (CO); HISTORIC CHANGES; HISTORICAL CHANGES; LAND USE PATTERNS; PETROGENIC; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; SEASONALITY; SHALLOW FRESHWATER; SHALLOW LAKES; SOUTH AFRICA (SA); WATER COLUMN (WC);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; CATCHMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; LAND USE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REUSABILITY; SEDIMENTATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CATCHMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; PAH; PETROGENESIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SEASONALITY; SHALLOW WATER;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; ZEEKOEVLEI;

EID: 47849107246     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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