Spatial distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids in the Pearl River of Southern China

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1519-1525

  Zhang, Yingyi ^a   Lai, Senchao ^a   Zhao, Zhen ^b,c   Liu, Fobang ^d   Chen, Hongwei ^e   Zou, Shichun ^d   Xie, Zhiyong ^b   Ebinghaus, Ralf ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e DONGGUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Pearl River; PFAAs; Spatial variation; Surface water

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; GEMS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE WATERS;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; PEARL RIVER; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLATES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PFAAS; SPATIAL DIFFERENCES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

RIVERS;

PERFLUBUTANE SULFONATE; PERFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAM; SULFONATE; SURFACE WATER; TRIBUTARY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROSPRAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CHINA; DONG RIVER; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG;

PEARL RIVER; PFAAS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; RIVERS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84885842090     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.07.060     Document Type: Article

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