Forensic assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at the former Sydney Tar Ponds and surrounding environment using fingerprint techniques

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 212, Issue , 2016, Pages 166-177

  MacAskill, N Devin ^a,c   Walker, Tony R ^b   Oakes, Ken ^a   Walsh, Margaret ^b  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Cape Breton Regional Municipality   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental forensics; Environmental remediation; PAH fingerprints; Pollution source recognition; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Sydney tar ponds

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL HANDLING; COAL TAR; COKING; HYDROCARBONS; LAKES; PALMPRINT RECOGNITION; POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; STEELMAKING; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TAR; URBAN GROWTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; POLLUTION SOURCES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SYDNEY TAR PONDS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; COAL; COAL TAR; COKE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT; SOIL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; TAR;

ARTICLE; COKING INDUSTRY; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DREDGING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON FINGERPRINT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NOVA SCOTIA; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; SOIL;

CANADA; CAPE BRETON ISLAND; NOVA SCOTIA; SYDNEY HARBOUR [NOVA SCOTIA]; SYDNEY [CAPE BRETON ISLAND];

COAL; COAL TAR; COKE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTUARIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NOVA SCOTIA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL;

EID: 84960926649     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.01.060     Document Type: Article

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