Contamination from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the soil of a botanic garden localized next to a former manufacturing gas plant in Palermo (Italy)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 590-601

  Orecchio, Santino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinogenic; GCMS; Monitoring; Organic contaminants

Indexed keywords

BOTANICAL GARDENS; CARCINOGENIC; DOMINANT PROCESS; GCMS; GREEN AREAS; HOMOGENEOUS DEPOSITION; ISOMERIC RATIOS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PARTICULATE DEPOSITION; PERYLENES; REFERENCE SITES; RURAL STATIONS; SOIL SAMPLE; TREE DISTRIBUTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; GAS PLANTS; MANUFACTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARKS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CARCINOGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS INDUSTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; POLLUTION MONITORING; RURAL AREA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS; ITALY; LAW; RURAL AREA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

ITALY; PALERMO [PALERMO (PRV)]; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY;

GASES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77953242534     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.074     Document Type: Article

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