Persistent organic pollutants in coastal sediment off South China in relation to the importance of anthropogenic inputs

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1194-1201

  Liu, Liang Ying ^a,b   Wang, Ji Zhong ^a   Qiu, Jian Wen ^c   Liang, Yan ^c   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Input mechanism; Organochlorine pesticides; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment; South China

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BDE-209; COASTAL REGIONS; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PETROLEUM COMBUSTION; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; RIVERINE RUNOFF; SHIPPING ACTIVITIES; SOUTH CHINA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; USAGE PATTERNS;

ANTIFOULING PAINT; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOATS; COAL COMBUSTION; COASTAL ZONES; MAINTENANCE; PESTICIDES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHIPBUILDING;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; CHLORPHENOTANE; COAL; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PAINT; PETROLEUM; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ANTIFOULING AGENT; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BAY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; COMBUSTION; DDT; HARBOR; METABOLITE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PBDE; PERSISTENCE; RUNOFF; SHIPPING; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; WOOD;

CHINA; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PESTICIDES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHANJIANG;

EID: 84861221753     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1807     Document Type: Article

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