Levels and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in selected irrigated urban agricultural soils in Accra, Ghana

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1773-1782

  Tay, Collins K ^a   Biney, Charles A ^b  

^a CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b Volta Basin Authority   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Accra Ghana; Human effects; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination; Source analyses; Urban agricultural soil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AROMATIZATION; COAL COMBUSTION; CULTIVATION; GASOLINE; IRRIGATION; MINERAL OILS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOILS; URBAN GROWTH; VEGETABLES;

ACCRA-GHANA; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; HUMAN EFFECTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (PAH); SOURCE ANALYSIS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXHAUST EMISSION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH MONITORING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN AREA;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 84874372778     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1867-9     Document Type: Article

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