Levels and distributions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in agricultural soils in an emerging e-waste recycling town in Taizhou area, China

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

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1076-1084

  Tang, Xianjin ^a   Shen, Chaofeng ^a   Cheema, Sardar Alam ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Xiao, Xi ^a   Zhang, Congkai ^a   Liu, Wenli ^b   Li, Feng ^a   Chen, Yingxu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural soil; E waste; PAHs; Profile; Source

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; E-WASTE; PAHS; PROFILE; SOURCE;

AGRICULTURE; ANTHRACENE; COAL COMBUSTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SOILS; WASTES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTHRACENE; COAL; FLUORANTHENE; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; PYRENE DERIVATIVE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANTHRACENES; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FLUORENES; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PYRENES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77956288963     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2010.486336     Document Type: Article

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