Determination of selected chlorohydrocarbons and polyaromatic hydrocarbons by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in soils in Southwest Louisiana

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-15

  Pilla, Deepika ^a   Kavadi, Anil Kumar Meda ^a   Gurijala, Pratyusha ^a   Masuram, Somashaker ^a   Delaney, Mark S ^a   Merchant, Mark E ^a   Sneddon, Joseph ^a  

^a MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorohydrocarbons (hexachlorobutadiene and 1, 2, 4 trichlorbenzene); Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (anthracene and pyrene); Soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049136225     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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