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Distribution, Composition and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments of the River Tamar Catchment and Estuary, U.K.

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Transfer Processes in Cohesive Sediment Systems

Abstract

The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) considered in this study are a family of 3–6 ringed aromatic compounds whose structures are shown in Figure 1.

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  1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Plymouth Polytechnic, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, UK

    R. F. C. Mantoura

  2. Institute for Marine Environmental Research, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, UK

    J. W. Readman & M. M. Rhead

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  1. Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

    W. R. Parker (Formerly Head of Cohesive Sediment Research Institute of Oceanographic Sciences) (Formerly Head of Cohesive Sediment Research Institute of Oceanographic Sciences)

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    W. R. Parker (Formerly Head of Cohesive Sediment Research Institute of Oceanographic Sciences) (Formerly Head of Cohesive Sediment Research Institute of Oceanographic Sciences)

  3. Freshwater Biological Association, Cumbria, UK

    D. J. J. Kinsman

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Readman, J.W., Mantoura, R.F.C., Rhead, M.M. (1984). Distribution, Composition and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments of the River Tamar Catchment and Estuary, U.K.. In: Parker, W.R., Kinsman, D.J.J. (eds) Transfer Processes in Cohesive Sediment Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4763-7_10

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