Preliminary ecological risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in main rivers of China

Zhongguo Huanjing Kexue/China Environmental Science

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 583-588

  Feng, Cheng Lian ^a   Lei, Bing Li ^a   Wang, Zi Jian ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological risk; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs); Probability risk assessment; Quotient method

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649755666     PISSN: 10006923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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