Occurrence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Egyptian aquatic environment

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1237-1243

  Jahin, Hossam S ^a   Barsoum, Barsoum N ^b   Tawfic, Tarik A ^a   Headley, John V ^c  

^a NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egypt; Fresh water; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Waste water

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CATCHMENT AREA; EGYPT; EGYPTIANS; FRESH WATER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MEAN VALUES; OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; RING COMPONENTS; ROSETTA; SEWAGE CONTAMINATION; STUDY AREAS; TOXIC EFFECT; TREATMENT PROCESS; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER SAMPLES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENTS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; FRESH WATER; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; PYRENE DERIVATIVE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EGYPT; LAND DRAINAGE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLLUTANT; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

EGYPT; FRESH WATER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 70449686515     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520903139969     Document Type: Article

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