Distribution and characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments of Hadhramout coastal area, Gulf of Aden, Yemen

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Mostafa, Alaa R ^a   Wade, Terry L ^b   Sweet, Stephen T ^b   Al Alimi, Abdel Kawi A ^c   Barakat, Assem O ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HADHRAMOUT UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Gulf of Aden, Yemen; Marine sediments; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AVERAGE VALUES; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENZENE RING; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GULF OF ADEN; GULF OF ADEN, YEMEN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PETROGENIC SOURCES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; URBAN AREAS; URBANIZED AREA;

ALUMINUM; BENZENE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BENTHOS; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HARBOR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PETROGENESIS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; HADRAMAWT; MIDDLE EAST; YEMEN;

EID: 67650122851     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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