Residual distribution and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls in surface sediments of the Pearl River Delta, South China

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-44

  Lai, Zini ^a   Li, Xiuli ^a,b   Li, Haiyan ^a   Zhao, Lina ^a,b   Zeng, Yanyi ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Liu, Qianfu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

PCBs; Pearl River Delta; Risk assessment; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GEMS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

MASS CONCENTRATION; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; PCB CONCENTRATION; PCBS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; RESIDUAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; WET AND DRY SEASONS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEASON; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84930537051     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1563-z     Document Type: Article

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