Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils of Beijing and Tianjin region: Vertical distribution, correlation with TOC and transport mechanism

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 675-685

  HE, Fengpeng ^a,b   ZHANG, Zhihuan ^b   WAN, Yunyang ^b   LU, Song ^b   WANG, Liang ^b   BU, Qingwei ^c  

^a Changqing Oilfield Company   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing and Tianjin region; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); soil profile; transport

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; BEIJING AND TIANJIN REGION; CONTAMINATED SITES; DEEP LAYER; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PYROGENIC ORIGINS; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL PROFILES; TIANJIN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL BOUNDARIES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WASTEWATER IRRIGATION AREAS;

AROMATIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WASTEWATER;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

PAH; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CHINA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TIANJIN;

EID: 68649103517     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62323-2     Document Type: Article

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