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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B
Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes
Volume 38, 2003 - Issue 3
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Medium Scale Spatial Structures of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Topsoil of Tianjin Area

X. J. Wang Department of Urban & Environmental Sciences, MOE Laboratory of Earth Surface Process, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y. Zheng Department of Urban & Environmental Sciences, MOE Laboratory of Earth Surface Process, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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R. M. Liu Department of Urban & Environmental Sciences, MOE Laboratory of Earth Surface Process, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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B. G. Li Department of Urban & Environmental Sciences, MOE Laboratory of Earth Surface Process, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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J. Cao Department of Urban & Environmental Sciences, MOE Laboratory of Earth Surface Process, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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S. Tao Department of Urban & Environmental Sciences, MOE Laboratory of Earth Surface Process, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
Pages 327-335 | Received 23 Jul 2002, Published online: 24 Jun 2011
 
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Abstract

The spatial distribution patterns of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil are important to regional environmental assessment. In this paper, the spatial structural features of sixteen prior PAH compounds in the topsoil of Tianjin area, as well as soil properties, were studied. Results shown that medium scale spatial autocorrelations were well revealed. Spherical models with sills could be used to fit all experimental variograms. The spatial structures of PAHs contents demonstrated significant anisotropy. Air precipitation caused by the combustion of coal was the key factor in the formation of the spatial structural patterns of PAHs in the topsoil of Tianjin area.

Acknowledgments

This study has been supported by the National Science Foundation of China [40031010, 40024101] and the Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of MOE, P.R.C.

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