Distribution and origin of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments from an urban river basin at the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, Brazil

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 904-911

  Leite, Natalicio Ferreira ^a   Peralta Zamora, Patricio ^b   Grassi, Marco Tadeu ^b  

^a Instituto de Tecnologia do Parana TECPAR   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Igua u River Basin; Isomeric ratio; PAHs; River sediment; Trace level analysis

Indexed keywords

ISOMERIC RATIOS; PAHS; RIVER BASINS; RIVER SEDIMENT; TRACE LEVEL;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RATING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEWAGE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TRACE ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; METROPOLITAN AREA; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RIVERS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; CURITIBA; IGUACU RIVER; PARANA;

EID: 79958796361     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60496-2     Document Type: Article

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