An investigation into the occurrence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in two soil size fractions at a former industrial site in NE England, UK using in situ PFE-GC-MS

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 553-565

  Lorenzi, Damien ^a   Cave, Mark ^b   Dean, John R ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated soils; Gas chromatography mass spectrometer; In situ pressurised fluid extraction; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Soil particle size

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAH; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOPSOIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78049264773     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-010-9316-8     Document Type: Article

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