Measurement of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Epiphytic Lichens for Receptor Modeling in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR): A Pilot Study

Developments in Environmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 391-425

  Studabaker, W B ^a   Krupa, S ^b   Jayanty, R K M ^a   Raymer, J H ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Analysis; Arctic; Bioaccumulator; Biomonitor; Emissions; Environment; Gas chromatography; Hypogymnia physodes; Lichens; Mass spectrometry; Oil sands, Athabasca; PAH; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons; Receptor modeling; Solid phase extraction; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867805327     PISSN: 14748177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097760-7.00017-2     Document Type: Chapter

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