The distribution, sources and toxicity risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and n-alkanes in riverine and estuarine core sediments from the Daliao River watershed

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2015-2024

  Guo, W ^a,b   He, M C ^a   Yang, Z F ^a   Zhang, H Y ^b   Lin, C Y ^a   Tian, Z J ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Water Resource Commission   (China)

Author keywords

Contamination; n alkanes; PAHs; Sediment; Sources; Vertical profiles

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTAMINATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; ESTUARIES; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MINERAL OILS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYRENE; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; TOXICITY; WATERSHEDS;

DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; N-ALKANES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ; VERTICAL PROFILE;

SEDIMENTS;

ALKANE; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; ORGANIC CARBON; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PORT OPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY TEST; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATERSHED;

CHINA; DALIAO BASIN; LIAONING; TAIWAN;

EID: 84874936388     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1889-3     Document Type: Article

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