Use of parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pah) proportions to attribute pah sources in sediments: A case study from the pacific northwest

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-239

  Zemo, Dawn A ^a  

^a Zemo and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Creosote; Forensics; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Sediments; Urban background

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349589939     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920903140312     Document Type: Article

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