Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in seawater from the Western Taiwan Strait, China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 459-463

  Wu, Yu Ling ^a   Wang, Xin Hong ^a   Li, Yong Yu ^a   Hong, Hua Sheng ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Partitioning; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Seawater; Source; Western Taiwan Strait

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BOTTOM WATER; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL CURRENTS; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; DIAGNOSTIC RATIOS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PARTITIONING; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; SEAWATER SAMPLES; SOURCE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; TAIWAN STRAITS;

AROMATIZATION; COASTAL ZONES; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYROLYSIS; SEAWATER; WATER CONTENT;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ACENAPHTHENE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORINE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BOTTOM WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; MARINE POLLUTION; PAH; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POINT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEAWATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; OCEAN CURRENT; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PYROLYSIS; SALINITY; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER SAMPLING;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 79960371962     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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