Levels and spatial distribution of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in superficial sediments from the marine reserves of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park (Italy)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 379-382

  Perra, Guido ^a   Focardi, Silvano Ettore ^a   Guerranti, Cristiana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Marine reserve; Marine sediments; PFOA; PFOS; Tuscan Archipelago National Park

Indexed keywords

MARINE RESERVE; MARINE SEDIMENTS; NATIONAL PARKS; PFOA; PFOS;

AQUACULTURE; MARINE POLLUTION;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE PARK; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT;

ITALY; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

MARINE RESERVE; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PFOA; PFOS; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO NATIONAL PARK;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84886085666     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.051     Document Type: Article

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