Identification sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments from the straits of malacca

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 5 B, 2009, Pages 843-847

  Elias, Md Suhaimi ^a   Wood, Ab Khalik ^a   Hashim, Zaleha ^a   Hamzah, Mohd Suhaimi ^a   Rahman, Shamsiah Abd ^a   Salim, Nazaratul Ashifa Abdullah ^a  

^a MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Pollution; Polyoyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs); Sediment; Straits of malacca

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD CHAIN; GAS FLOW; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PROVENANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STRAIT OF MALACCA;

EID: 68149138607     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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