Tracking anthropogenic influences on the continental shelf of China with sedimentary linear alkylbenzenes (LABs)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 80-87

  Wei, Gao Ling ^a,b   Liu, Liang Ying ^a,b   Bao, Lian Jun ^a   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric transport; Continental shelf of China; Marine fishing activity; Riverine input; Sediment linear alkylbenzenes; Sewage pollution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FISHING ACTIVITIES; LINEAR ALKYL BENZENE; RIVERINE INPUT; SEWAGE POLLUTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; FISHERIES; MARINE POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE;

LABORATORIES;

ALKYLBENZENE; CARBON; CARBON 13;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FISHING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHINA; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEA; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONTINENTAL SHELF OF CHINA; MARINE FISHING ACTIVITY; RIVERINE INPUT; SEDIMENT LINEAR ALKYLBENZENES; SEWAGE POLLUTION;

BENZENE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84896400004     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.043     Document Type: Article

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