PAH concentrations in lake sediment decline following ban on coal-tar-based pavement sealants in Austin, Texas

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 7222-7228

  Van Metre, Peter C ^a   Mahler, Barbara J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL TAR; LAKES; PAVEMENTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEALANTS; SEWAGE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; LAKE SEDIMENTS; PAVEMENT SEALANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; RECEIVING WATER BODIES; SOURCE-RECEPTOR MODELING; URBAN SETTINGS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

COAL TAR; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RUNOFF; SEALANT;

COAL TAR; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PAH; PAVEMENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAKE; LAKE SEDIMENT; MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING;

AUSTIN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

COAL TAR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LAKES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RIVERS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84903723952     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405691q     Document Type: Article

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