Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal sediments of southwest Taiwan: An appraisal of diagnostic ratios in source recognition

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 752-760

  Jiang, Jheng Jie ^a   Lee, Chon Lin ^a   Fang, Meng Der ^a,b   Liu, James T ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ratio; PAHs; Sediment; Source recognition; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

COAL-BURNING; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; DIAGENETIC; DIAGNOSTIC RATIO; DRY WEIGHTS; OFF SHORES; PAH COMPOUNDS; PAHS; PERYLENE; PETROGENIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SOURCE RECOGNITION; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TAIWAN;

COAL COMBUSTION; ISOMERS; LANDFORMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ANTHRACENE; PERYLENE; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOHSIUNG; KAOPING ESTUARY; TAIWAN;

EID: 65049083520     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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