Parameters affecting the adsorption of PCBs to suspended sediments from the Detroit river

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 341-353

  Jepsen, Rich ^a   Lick, Wilbert ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

partitioning; PCBs; Sediment; sorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; PARTITIONING; PCB; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

NORTH AMERICA, DETROIT RIVER;

EID: 0029663497     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(96)70960-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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