Probabilistic ecological risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in southwestern catchments of the Bohai Sea, China

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1221-1231

  Zeng, Lin ^a   Zeng, Siyu ^a   Dong, Xin ^a   Zhang, Tianzhu ^a   Chen, Jining ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Combined ecological risk; Equivalent concentration; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Predicted no effect concentration (PNEC); Probabilistic risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PAH; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BOHAI SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

CHINA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORENES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PYRENES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84885425657     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-013-1110-9     Document Type: Article

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