Distribution and Ecosystem Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Core Sediments of Sundarban Mangrove Wetland, India

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-26

  Sarkar, Santosh Kumar ^a   Binelli, Andrea ^b   Chatterjee, Mousumi ^a   deb Bhattacharya, Bhaskar ^a   Parolini, Marco ^b   Riva, Consuelo ^b   Jonathan, M P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ecosystem risk; Indian Sundarban mangrove wetland; PAHs; sediment quality guidelines; Sediments; TEQ carc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858430360     PISSN: 10406638     EISSN: 15635333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2011.633592     Document Type: Article

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