Levels of PCBs in the aquatic environment of the Gulf of Bothnia: Benthic species and sediments

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 210-218

  Van Bavel, Bert ^a   Näf, Carina ^b   Bergqvist, Per Anders ^a   Broman, Dag ^b   Lundgren, Kjell ^a   Papakosta, Ourania ^b   Rolff, Carl ^b   Strandberg, Bo ^a   Zebühr, Yngve ^b   Zook, Douglas ^a   Rappe, Christoffer ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

MONOPOREIA AFFINIS; ONCOCOTTUS QUADRICORNIS; SADURIA ENTOMON;

BENTHIC FAUNA; BENTHIC SPECIES; CONTAMINATION; PCB; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENTS;

GULF OF BOTHNIA;

EID: 0029669322     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(95)00117-6     Document Type: Article

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