Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Densu River Basin of Ghana

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 174, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 471-480

  Amoako, Joyce ^a   Ansa Asare, Osmund D ^a   Karikari, Anthony Y ^a   Dartey, G ^a  

^a CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Contamination; Densu River Basin; Gas chromatograph; PAHs; Surface water

Indexed keywords

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRIES; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CARCINOGENIC POTENCY; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MEAN VALUES; PAHS; POTENTIAL HEALTH; RIVER BASINS; WATER SOURCE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ACENAPHTHENE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARCINOGEN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PAH; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FRESH WATER; GHANA; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DENSU BASIN; GHANA;

EID: 79952444872     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1471-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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