Levels and spatial distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in superficial sediment from 15 Italian Marine Protected Areas (MPA)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 773-776

  Pozo, Karla ^a   Lazzerini, Denise ^a   Perra, Guido ^a   Volpi, Valerio ^a   Corsolini, Simonetta ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

MARINE PARK; MARINE SEDIMENT; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; SEDIMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349154814     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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