Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments of the East China Sea and their relationship with carbonaceous materials

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 464-470

  Hung, Chin Chang ^a,b   Gong, Gwo Ching ^a   Ko, Fung Chi ^c,d   Lee, Hung Jen ^a   Chen, Hung Yu ^a   Wu, Jian Ming ^a   Hsu, Min Lan ^a   Peng, Sen Chueh ^e   Nan, Fan Hua ^a   Santschi, Peter H ^f  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

BC; East China Sea; PAHs; POC; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BC; BLACK CARBON; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; COASTAL AREA; EAST CHINA SEA; ELEVATED LEVEL; LATERAL TRANSPORT; OCEAN CIRCULATION MODELS; PAHS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POC; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TIDAL CHANGE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COASTAL ZONES; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFACES; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BLACK CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BLACK CARBON; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; OCEAN CURRENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

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

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79960376129     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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