Distribution and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) in surface soils from five different locations in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 741-746

  Lau, Ee Von ^a   Gan, Suyin ^a   Ng, Hoon Kiat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Isomer ratio; PAHs; Soil; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; IN-VEHICLE; MALAYSIA; NON-POINT SOURCE; PAHS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); SOIL SAMPLE; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SURFACE SOIL; TEMPERATE REGIONS;

LANDFORMS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL SURVEYS;

SOILS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MALAYSIA; POLLUTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; MALAYSIA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84861328784     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0527-9     Document Type: Article

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