Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water and soil in the vicinity of fuel-oil spillage from a tank farm distribution facility, Esuk Utan, Calabar Municipality, Nigeria

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-90

  Nganje, T N ^a   Edet, A E ^a   Ibok, U J ^a   Ukpabio, E J ^b   Ibe, K A ^c   Neji, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b Shell Petroleum Development Company   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES   (Nigeria)

^d CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

PAHs; Pollution; Soil; Spillage; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CALABAR; DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; FUEL SPILLS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUNDS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; NIGERIA; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PAH COMPOUNDS; PAHS; SOIL SAMPLE; SPILLAGE; TANK FARMS; TOTAL POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; URBAN SOILS; WOOD BURNING;

FUELS; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MAGNITUDE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OIL SPILL; PAH; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

CALABAR; CROSS RIVER [(STT) NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 84866233603     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1481-2     Document Type: Article

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