Occurrence of priority hazardous PAHs in water, suspended particulate matter, sediment and common eels (Anguilla anguilla) in the urban stretch of the River Tiber (Italy)

Chemosphere

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1386-1392

  Patrolecco, Luisa ^a   Ademollo, Nicoletta ^a   Capri, Silvio ^a   Pagnotta, Romano ^a   Polesello, Stefano ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

European eels; PAHs; River Tiber; Sediment; Suspended particulate matter; Water

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYRENE; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; WATER;

BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE; DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; EUROPEAN EEL; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; ORGANIC CARBON; RIVER WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THERMODYNAMICS; TOXICITY; URBAN AREA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EEL; EXHAUST GAS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ITALY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SCREENING; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTION;

ITALY; TIBER RIVER;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 78249246361     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.09.027     Document Type: Article

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