Historical changes in the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Lake Peipsi sediments

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 131-141

  Punning, Jaan Mati ^a   Terasmaa, Jaanus ^a   Vaasma, Tiit ^a   Kapanen, Galina ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

210Pb; Lake Peipsi; Lake sediment; PAH; Sediment lithology

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTATION;

210PB; LAKE PEIPSI; LAKE SEDIMENT; PAH; SEDIMENT LITHOLOGY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

FUEL; LAKE WATER; LEAD 210; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LITHOLOGY; PAH; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTONIA; LAKE SEDIMENT; LITTORAL; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SHALE; PLANKTON; PRECIPITATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ESTONIA; FOSSIL FUELS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RUSSIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE PEIPSI; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 51649089181     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9951-4     Document Type: Article

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