Evaluation of anthropogenic inputs of hydrocarbons in sediment cores from a tropical Brazilian estuarine system

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 178-188

  Silva, Thais R ^a   Lopes, Silvia R P ^a   Spörl, Gertrud ^b   Knoppers, Bastiaan A ^c   Azevedo, Débora A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aliphatic hydrocarbon; Brazilian estuaries; Petroleum biomarkers; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment cores

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876087490     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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