Polychlorinated biphenyls residues in surface sediments of the eutrophic Chaohu Lake (China): characteristics, risk, and correlation with trophic status

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 849-861

  Wang, Xiaowei ^a,b   Xi, Beidou ^b   Huo, Shouliang ^b   Deng, Lin ^c   Li, Qiang ^b   Pan, Hongwei ^b   Zhang, Jingtian ^b   Liu, Hongliang ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Module R D Center BOE Hyundai LCD Inc   (China)

Author keywords

Polychlorinated biphenyls; Sediment; Sources identification; Toxicity sources; Trophic status

Indexed keywords

LAKES; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB); SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE; SOURCES IDENTIFICATIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TROPHIC STATUS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84920514366     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2487-8     Document Type: Article

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