Distribution of short chain chlorinated paraffins in marine sediments of the East China Sea: Influencing factors, transport and implications

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 9898-9906

  Zeng, Lixi ^a,b   Zhao, Zongshan ^c   Li, Huijuan ^c   Wang, Thanh ^a   Liu, Qian ^a   Xiao, Ke ^a   Du, Yuguo ^a,b   Wang, Yawei ^a   Jiang, Guibin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; AVERAGE VALUES; CARBON CHAINS; CHLORINE CONTENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CURRENT TRANSPORT; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; DRY WEIGHT; EAST CHINA SEA; HIGH-PRODUCTION-VOLUME CHEMICALS; INFLUENCING FACTOR; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MARGINAL SEAS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RIVERINE INPUT; SEDIMENT CORE; SHORT-CHAIN CHLORINATED PARAFFINS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CHLORINE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

PARAFFINS;

PARAFFIN; SHORT CHAIN CHLORINATED PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORINE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARGINAL SEA; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEANIC CURRENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); OCEAN CURRENT; SEA; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARAFFIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84866396361     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302463h     Document Type: Article

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