Sedimentary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: the Historical Record
Hites RA, Leflamme RE, Farrington JW. 1977. Sedimentary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: the Historical Record. Science. 198(4319):829-831
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in three sections of a dated sediment core from Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, have been analyzed by gas chromatographic mass spectrometry. This historical information suggests that sedimentary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, at least at this location, result primarily from the anthropogenic combustion of fossil fuels.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hites, Ronald; Leflamme, Robert; Farrington, John
- Units
- BOHA
- Keywords
- Buzzards Bay, History, Organic Compounds, Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Sediment