Comparison of PAH Levels and Sources in Pine Needles from Portugal, Spain, and Greece

Analytical Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 508-525

  Ratola, Nuno ^a   Amigo, José Manuel ^b   Lacorte, Sílvia ^c   Barceló, Damià ^c   Psillakis, Elefteria ^d   Alves, Arminda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Pine needles; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Principal component analysis; Source assessment

Indexed keywords

PINUS PINEA;

EID: 84859811524     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2011.649452     Document Type: Article

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