Contaminant trends in Lake Trout and walleye from the Laurentian Great Lakes

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 884-895

  De Vault, David S ^a   Hesselberg, Robert ^b   Rodgers, Paul W ^c   Feist, Timothy J ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Limno Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

DDT; Great Lakes; Lake trout; PCBs; walleye

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATION; DDT; DIELDRIN; LAKE TROUT; OXYCHLORDANE; PCVS; WALLEYE;

NORTH AMERICA, GREAT LAKES;

LAURENTIA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0030301944     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(96)71009-2     Document Type: Article

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