Ecological risk assessment of parent and halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments from an urban river in south China

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1867-1873

  Sun, Jian Lin ^a   Ni, Hong Gang ^a   Zeng, Hui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Surface sediment; Toxic equivalency quotient

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CARCINOGENIC PAHS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SOUTH CHINA; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN RIVER; VEHICLE EMISSION;

CATCHMENTS; COAL COMBUSTION; ECOLOGY; HALOGENATION; OIL SPILLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WASTE INCINERATION;

SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

COAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CARCINOGEN; CATCHMENT; COAL; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INCINERATION; OIL SPILL; PAH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TOXICITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; INCINERATION; LAKE SEDIMENT; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

EID: 84863998015     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1890     Document Type: Article

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