Total petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals in the surface sediments of Bohai Bay, China: Long-term variations in pollution status and adverse biological risk

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 290-297

  Zhou, Ran ^a,b   Qin, Xuebo ^b,c   Peng, Shitao ^b   Deng, Shihuai ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR WATER TRANSPORT ENGINEERING   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adverse biological risk; Bohai Bay; Heavy metal; Pollution status; Total petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; LEAD; POLLUTION; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RISKS; BOHAI BAY; CALCULATED VALUES; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; ZINC; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BAY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER STANDARD; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OIL SPILL;

BOHAI BAY; CHINA;

BAYS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; METALS, HEAVY; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84902077691     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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