Distribution, sources and ecological risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an urban landscape river

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 934-941

  Ao, Jing ^a   Ruan, Xiaohong ^a   Yan, Yixing ^b   Cai, Mei ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composition; Distribution; Ecological risk; PAHs; Source; Urban landscape river

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; PAHS; SOURCE; URBAN LANDSCAPE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FOSSIL FUEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ALKENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOSSIL FUEL; LANDSCAPE; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; URBAN POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ECOSYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

CHINA; CITIES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; QINGHAI;

EID: 84864398501     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.248     Document Type: Article

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