Distribution of Phthalate Esters in Sediments of Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-131

  Chen, Chiu Wen ^a   Chen, Chih Feng ^a   Dong, Cheng Di ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

di (2 ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP); endocrine disruptors; harbor; Phthalate esters (PAEs); sediment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ECOLOGICAL TOXICITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HARBOR SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; KAOHSIUNG HARBOR; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; MONITORING STATIONS; PHTHALATE ESTER; POTENTIAL RISKS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; WATER CHANNELS; WET AND DRY SEASONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PORTS AND HARBORS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 84872396249     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2013.722141     Document Type: Article

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