Distribution and partitioning of aliphatic hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons between water, suspended particulate matter, and sediment in harbours of the West coastal of the Gulf of Tunis (Tunisia)

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 689-698

  Mzoughi, Nadia ^a   Chouba, Lassaad ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PRISTANE; PYRENE; SEA WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TUNISIA; WATER ANALYSIS; WINTER;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS, ACYCLIC; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; TUNISIA;

EID: 79952517029     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0em00616e     Document Type: Article

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