Sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments of the Biobio River in south central Chile

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Barra, Ricardo ^a   Quiroz, Roberto ^a   Saez, Katia ^a   Araneda, Alberto ^a   Urrutia, Roberto ^a   Popp, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biobio River; Chile; PAHs; Pollution; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; URBAN GROWTH;

BIOBIO RIVER; CENTRAL CHILE; CHILE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PULP MILL EFFLUENT; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; TOTAL POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOXIC PROPERTIES; URBAN EFFLUENTS;

RIVERS;

EID: 67349255030     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-008-0148-z     Document Type: Article

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