A preliminary study of the sources of organic pollutants in the iloilo river, philippines

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-81

  Taneza, Pamela ^a   Paul Philp, R ^b  

^a CGG   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

10.1080 15275920802678727; Biomarkers; Iloilo River; Oil; PAHs; Philippines; Pollution; Sediments; Sewage; Soot; Sterols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896399929     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920802678727     Document Type: Article

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