Evaluation of the factors relating combined sewer overflows with sediment contamination of the Lower Passaic River

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-304

  Shear, N M ^a   Schmidt, C W ^a   Huntley, S L ^a   Crawford, D W ^a   Finley, B L ^a  

^a CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RIVER WATER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWER OUTFALL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SEWER;

COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; CONTAMINATION; RIVER SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT QUALITY; SEWAGE; SEWAGE OVERFLOW; TOXIC CHEMICAL;

USA, NEW JERSEY, PASSAIC RIVER;

EID: 0029669327     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(95)00164-I     Document Type: Article

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