Assessment of poly aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) dispersion in the near shore environment of Mumbai, India after a large scale oil spill

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 515-520

  Ladwani, Kiran D ^a   Ladwani, Krishna D ^a   Ramteke, Dilip S ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Distribution; Near shore environment; Oil spill event; Oil spill management strategy; PAHs

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MUMBAI , INDIA; NEARSHORES; PAHS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POLY AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SAMPLING LOCATION;

PYRENE; TURBIDITY;

OIL SPILLS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; OIL SPILL; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84876293635     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0955-6     Document Type: Article

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