Pollution source evaluation using petroleum and aliphatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments from two Brazilian estuarine systems

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 966-970

  Maioli, Otávio L G ^a   Rodrigues, Kamila C ^a   Knoppers, Bastiaan A ^b   Azevedo, Débora A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; CUTICULAR WAXES; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; HIGHER PLANTS; HOPANES; LAGOON SYSTEMS; N-ALKANES; PETROGENIC; PETROLEUM BIOMARKERS; POLLUTION SOURCES; STERANES; STUDY AREAS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; UNRESOLVED COMPLEX MIXTURES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR CANE;

ESTUARIES;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FRESHWATER INPUT; LAGOON; MONOCULTURE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SUGAR CANE; URBANIZATION;

BRAZIL; RIO PARAIBA DO SUL;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SACCHARUM;

EID: 77956190376     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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