Temporal and age-related trends in levels of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and organochlorine contaminants in Lake Ontario lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 310-330

  Huestis, Susan Y ^a   Servos, Mark R ^a   Whittle, D Michael ^a   Dixon, D George ^b  

^a GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Ontario; lake trout; organochlorine contaminants; Polychlorinated biphenyls; trends

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; SALMONIDAE;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH AGE; LAKE TROUT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCBS; TEMPORAL TREND;

NORTH AMERICA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE ONTARIO;

EID: 0029661079     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(96)70958-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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