PCBs in donggang river watershed sediments, Taiwan

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 480-489

  Hsieh, Chi Y ^a   Lee, Chon L ^b   Kuo, Wen C ^a   Chen, Ting C ^a   Wang, Yi K ^c   Yu, Bo Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Donggang river watershed; PCBs; Sediments; Spatial variation; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; DETECTION LIMITS; FIELD DATA; GEOMETRIC MEAN; PCB CONGENERS; PCBS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); RIVER WATERSHEDS; SAMPLING SITE; SOUTHERN TAIWAN; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; SEDIMENT; TAIWAN; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79960863218     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.551727     Document Type: Article

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