Persistence and fate of PCBs in sediments of the Saint Lawrence River

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-244

  Vanier, Claire ^a   Sylvestre, Michel ^b   Planas, Dolors ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

polychlorinated biphenyls; sediments; St. Lawrence River; trends

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CONTAMINATION; PCB; RIVER SEDIMENT;

CANADA, ST LAWRENCE RIVER; USA, ST LAWRENCE RIVER;

CHRISTIA;

EID: 0030429535     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(96)05305-3     Document Type: Article

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