An assessment of human influences on sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the estuarine and coastal sediments of China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 309-318

  Duan, Xiaoyong ^a,b,c   Liu, Jinqing ^a,b,d   Zhang, Daolai ^a,b   Yin, Ping ^a,b   Li, Yanxia ^e   Li, Xianguo ^c  

^a Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^b CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

^c Ocean University of China   (China)

^d OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^e WEIFANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coastal sediment; Human activity; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; COAL COMBUSTION; ESTUARIES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MINERAL OILS; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; REVERSE COMBUSTION; SEDIMENTS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

CHANGJIANG ESTUARY; CHINA; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PETROGENIC SOURCES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; VEHICULAR EMISSION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; COAL; EXHAUST GAS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COAL MINING; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; EXHAUST GAS; FLOODING; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); OIL SPILL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

BOHAI SEA; CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YANGTZE ESTUARY; YELLOW SEA;

CHINA; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84956594383     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.071     Document Type: Article

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