Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in continental shelf sediment of China: Implications for anthropogenic influences on coastal marine environment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 167, Issue , 2012, Pages 155-162

  Liu, Liang Ying ^a,c   Wang, Ji Zhong ^a   Wei, Gao Ling ^a,c   Guan, Yu Feng ^b   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Continental shelf sediment; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Regional anthropogenic activity; Source diagnostics; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; CHINA; COASTAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT; COKE INDUSTRY; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DRY WEIGHT; EAST CHINA SEA; FLUVIAL TRANSPORT; NORTH CHINA; PAH EMISSIONS; PETROLEUM COMBUSTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); SOUTH CHINA; SOUTH CHINA SEA; YELLOW SEA;

COAL COMBUSTION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SEDIMENTS;

11H BENZO[B]FLUORENE; ACENAPHTHENE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[E]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BIPHENYL; CHRYSENE; COAL; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; PETROLEUM; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE POLLUTION; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS; CHINA; COASTAL WATERS; COMBUSTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTROLLED STUDY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84860638040     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.03.038     Document Type: Article

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