Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Great Lakes

Engineering & Materials Science

• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 100%
• Lakes 82%
• Sediments 23%
• Ports and harbors 11%
• Toxicity 11%
• Surficial sediments 10%
• Photochemical reactions 8%
• Lipids 6%
• Dredging 6%
• Ultraviolet radiation 6%
• Air 5%
• Water 5%
• Byproducts 4%
• Contamination 4%
• Life cycle 4%
• Degradation 3%
• Gases 2%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• PAH 60%
• lake 41%
• combustion 14%
• particle 9%
• atmosphere 8%
• harbor 8%
• petroleum 7%
• toxicity 6%
• sediment 6%
• organism 6%
• photochemical reaction 6%
• surficial sediment 5%
• wet deposition 5%
• ultraviolet radiation 5%
• long range transport 5%
• degradation product 5%
• dry deposition 5%
• water exchange 5%
• aquatic system 5%
• air 5%
• atmospheric deposition 5%
• dredging 4%
• point source 4%
• lacustrine deposit 4%
• coastal area 4%
• byproduct 4%
• lipid 4%
• life cycle 3%
• contamination 3%
• need 2%
• gas 2%
• material 1%
• water 1%

Chemical Compounds

• Arene 56%
• Partition 13%
• Petroleum 8%
• Toxic 7%
• Degradation Product 4%
• Photochemical Reaction 4%
• Lipid 3%
• Gas 2%