Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from the Bizerte Lagoon, Tunisia: Levels, sources, and toxicological significance

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2653-2669

  Barhoumi, Badreddine ^a,b   Lemenach, Karyn ^b   Devier, Marie Hélène ^b   Ameur, Walid Ben ^a   Etcheber, Henry ^c   Budzinski, Hélène ^b   Cachot, Jérôme ^b   Driss, Mohamed Ridha ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Bizerte Lagoon; Diagnostic ratios; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment quality guidelines; Surface sediment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKES; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

BIZERTE LAGOON; DIAGNOSTIC RATIOS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (PAH); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOXICOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAGOON; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BAY; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAGOON; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TUNISIA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIZERTE; BIZERTE LAGOON; TUNISIA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; TUNISIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84898886071     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3569-5     Document Type: Article

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