Higher allochthonous organic carbon increases polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentration whereas fossil fuel combustion alters the composition: Evidence from a eutrophic plateau lake in southwest China
Tao Huang, Duan Luo, Juan Zhou, Shuaidong Li, Jingya Xue, Hao Yang, Yunmei Li, Zaifeng Wang, Changchun Huang
Topics & Concepts
Environmental chemistrySedimentary depositional environmentTotal organic carbonEnvironmental scienceSedimentary rockSedimentary organic matterSedimentEutrophicationSorptionPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonOrganic matterCoal combustion productsBiomass (ecology)CoalGeochemistryChemistryGeologyOceanographyNutrientGeomorphologyStructural basinOrganic chemistryAdsorptionToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactMercury impact and mitigation studiesMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants