4Solvent Extraction Coupled with Gas Chromatography for the Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Riverine Sediment and Surface Water of Subarnarekha River and Its Tributary, India
Balram Ambade, Shrikanta S. Sethi, Amit Kumar, and Tapan K. Sankar
Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 831014, India
4.1 Introduction
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are priority pollutants that are found in the atmosphere, soil, water bodies, organisms, and sediments [1–4]. They are organic compounds containing more than one fused aromatic ring of carbon and hydrogen atoms and are mostly formed by natural and anthropogenic processes and can enter the environment through various ways, such as anthropogenic ...
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