Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) together with sediment properties in the surface sediments of the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea and Canada Basin

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1340-1345

  Hong, Qingquan ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Luo, Xiaojun ^b   Chen, Shejun ^b   Chen, Jigang ^c   Cai, Minghong ^d   Cai, Minggang ^a   Mai, Bixian ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG WANLI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bering Sea; Black carbon; Chukchi Sea; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ARCTIC; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BERING SEA; BLACK CARBON; CHUKCHI SEA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); SEDIMENT PROPERTIES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BLACK CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SURFACE WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; GRAIN SIZE; OCEANIC CURRENT; PCB; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAIN; OCEAN CURRENT; SEDIMENT; SURFACE SOIL; WATER CONTENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BERING SEA; CANADA BASIN; CHUKCHI SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84863093120     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.033     Document Type: Article

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