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Original Articles

Distribution of alternant and non-alternant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and clams of the Pialassa Baiona Lagoon (Ravenna, Italy)

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Pages 415-424 | Received 24 Feb 2004, Published online: 25 Jan 2007

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