Distribution, sources, and association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, black carbon, and total organic carbon in size-segregated soil samples along a background-urban-rural transect

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1008-1019

  Ray, Sharmila ^a,b,d   Khillare, Pandit Sudan ^b   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Brown, Richard J C ^c  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

black carbon (BC); grain size; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); soil; source apportionment; transect

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; GRAIN SIZE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; TRANSECT;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BLACK CARBON; COAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMBUSTION; INDIA; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; URBAN AREA; WOOD;

EID: 84868314633     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2011.0323     Document Type: Article

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