Distribution and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in forest soils from urban to rural areas in the Pearl River Delta of southern China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2642-2656

  Xiao, Yihua ^a   Tong, Fuchun ^b   Kuang, Yuanwen ^c   Chen, Bufeng ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Forest soils; Pearl River Delta; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Source apportionment; Urban rural gradient

Indexed keywords

COAL; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST SOIL; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PAH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; FOREST SOIL; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RURAL AREA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

CHINA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84897871949     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110302642     Document Type: Article

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