Notice of Retraction: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the sediments of Beijiang River, China: Characteristics, Sources and toxicity evaluation

5th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Huang, Ping ^a   Song, Mingwei ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijiang River; Diagnostic ratio; PAHs; Sediments; Toxicity evaluation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERAL OILS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

BEIJIANG RIVERS; DIAGNOSTIC RATIOS; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES (GC-MS); PETROLEUM CONTAMINATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (PAH); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTORS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 79960134775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/icbbe.2011.5781389     Document Type: TB

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