Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to low and high density polyethylene (PE)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1296-1304

  Fries, Elke ^a   Zarfl, Christiane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fickian diffusion coefficient; Gas chromatography; Marine plastic debris; Passive samplers; Polymer density; Solid phase microextraction

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYETHYLENE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POLYETHYLENE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84860529379     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0655-5     Document Type: Article

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