Spatial-temporal distribution and potential ecological risk assessment of nonylphenol and octylphenol in riverine outlets of Pearl River Delta, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2340-2347

  Chen, Ru ^a   Yin, Pinghe ^a,b   Zhao, Ling ^a   Yu, Qiming ^c   Hong, Aihua ^b   Duan, Shunshan ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Liaoning Univusity   (China)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Environmental concentration; Nonylphenol; Octylphenol; Pearl river delta

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DROUGHT; GEMS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; PHENOLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; NONYLPHENOLS; OCTYLPHENOLS; PEARL RIVER DELTA;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PHENOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

FRESH WATER; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ECOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; ECOLOGY; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHENOLS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84925286775     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.09.019     Document Type: Article

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