Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Austin sediments after a ban on pavement sealers

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-382

  Demott, Robert P ^a   Gauthier, Thomas D ^a   Wiersema, James M ^b   Crenson, Geoffrey ^c  

^a Environ International   (United States)

^b Horizon Environmental Services Inc   (United States)

^c Pavement Coatings Technology Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal tar; Pavement sealer; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Principal components analysis; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649739409     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275922.2010.526520     Document Type: Article

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