Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Encyclopedia of Ecology, Five-Volume Set

Volumn 1-5, Issue , 2008, Pages 2881-2891

  Meador, J P ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylated PAHs; Bioaccumulation; Biotransformation; Ecotoxicology; Photoactivation; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sublethal responses; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886085590     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045405-4.00413-4     Document Type: Chapter

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