Sediment-associated aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal British Columbia, Canada: Concentrations, composition, and associated risks to protected sea otters

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2665-2674

  Harris, Kate A ^a,b   Yunker, Mark B ^c   Dangerfield, Neil ^a   Ross, Peter S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkane; Hydrocarbons; PAH; Sea otter; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; MINERAL OILS; OIL SPILLS; OILS AND FATS; PARAFFINS; SEDIMENTS; URBAN GROWTH;

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SEA OTTERS; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; TERRESTRIAL PLANTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ALKANE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ALKANE; BIOTA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD WEB; MARINE MAMMAL; PAH; PARTITIONING;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANADA; CARNIVORA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD WEB; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA OTTER; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ENHYDRA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 80052332657     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.05.033     Document Type: Article

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