The distribution and contaminant burdens of adults of the burrowing mayfly, hexagenia, in Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 383-390

  Corkum, Lynda D ^a   Ciborowski, Jan J H ^a   Lazar, Rodica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Contaminants; Hexagenia; Lake Erie

Indexed keywords

BURROWING MAYFLY; PCBS; POLLUTION LOAD; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

EPHEMERIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 0031406575     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(97)70920-1     Document Type: Article

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