Environmental risk assessments and spatial variations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments in Yangtze River Estuary, China
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- 作者：Wenwen Yu ; Ruimin Liu ; liurm@bnu.edu.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Fei Xu ; Zhenyao Shen
- 关键词：Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ; Risk assessment ; Potential toxicity ; Sediments ; Yangtze River Estuary
- 刊名：Marine Pollution Bulletin
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：15 November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：100
- 期：1
- 页码：507-515
- 全文大小：1799 K
文摘
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Environmental risks of PAHs were assessed in surface sediments of YRE using GIS.
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The YRE was moderately contaminated by PAHs and Any was much higher than others.
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Serious pollutions were found in the north region of the adjacent sea and the south branch.
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The incremental lifetime cancer risks via dermal contact were more significant.