Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Quinones in Urban and Rural Stormwater Runoff: Effects of Land Use and Storm Characteristics

Changes in streamwater concentrations in two creeks draining contrasting urbanized landscapes in southern Ontario, Canada, during a major summer rainfall event were used to assess how land use and emission sources influence the fate and behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and quin…