Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) diagnostic ratios have recently come into common
use as a tool for identifying and assessing pollution emission sources. Some diagnostic …

Soil is an important environmental matrix to support the life of all organisms directly or
indirectly. Despite being the ultimate sink for all pollutants, it has been neglected for long …

This is the first publication on the distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in riverine and coastal sediments in South East Asia where the rapid …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals were measured in road debris
collecting in urban areas and in the suspended sediment (SS) component of runoff from two …

The current investigation of marine water from 30 sites adjacent to stormwater outlets across
the entire Sydney estuary is the first such research in Australia. The number of analytes …

Surface soils from a 19 km 2 area in east London, UK were analysed for polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)(n= 76).∑ 16 PAH ranged from 4 …

Sediments samples from six seaports of NSW, Australia were analysed for the presence of
metal contamination. Geoaccumulation index (Igeo), enrichment factor (EF), pollution load …

The Naples's harbour is one of the largest and most important commercial and tourist port of
the Mediterranean basin. It is located on the southeast coast of Italy and receives industrial …

Multiple source apportionment approaches were employed to investigate PAH sources
which contribute to small craft harbor (SCH) sediments in Nova Scotia (NS), Canada. A total …

A total of 46 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs, 21 parent and 25 alkylated) were
determined in seawater, surface sediment and oyster from coastal area of Dalian, North …