Application of factor analysis with nonnegative constraints for source apportionment of soil polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Liaoning, China

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 161-167

  Wang, Zhen ^a,c   Chen, Jingwen ^a   Tian, Fulin ^a   Yang, Ping ^a,b   Qiao, Xianliang ^a   Yao, Ziwei ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Dalian Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

^c NATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Nonnegative constraints; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Soil; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949559083     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920903558968     Document Type: Article

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