Does lake size affect concentrations of atmospherically derived polychlorinated biphenyls in water, sediment, zooplankton, and fish?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 544-553

  Paterson, Michael J ^a   Muir, D C G ^a,b   Rosenberg, B ^a   Fee, E J ^a,c   Anema, C ^a   Franzin, W ^a  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; LAKE SIZE; PCBS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CONDITIONS;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031827837     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-276     Document Type: Article

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