Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments of a highly urbanized river system with special reference to energy consumption patterns

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1510-1515

  Zhang, Kai ^a,c   Wang, Ji Zhong ^b   Liang, Bo ^a,c   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dongjiang river; Energy consumption; Input source; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; River sediment

Indexed keywords

DONGJIANG RIVER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INPUT SOURCE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; RIVER SEDIMENT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; AUTOMOBILES; COAL COMBUSTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; OIL SPILLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM REFINING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

FOSSIL FUEL; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CARCINOGEN; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NATURAL GAS; OIL SPILL; PAH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); URBANIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RIVERS; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; DONG RIVER; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 79955120885     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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