Zebra mussels as biomonitors for organic contaminants in the lower Great Lakes

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 411-430

  Comba, Michael E ^a   Metcalfe Smith, Janice L ^a   Kaiser, Klaus L E ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Great lakes; Organic contaminants; Water quality; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; LAKES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE BORERS; MONITORING; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIOMONITORS; LOWER GREAT LAKES; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; ORGANOCHLORINE; ZEBRA MUSSELS;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029779222     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1996.023     Document Type: Article

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