Identification of historical PCDD/F sources in Newark Bay Estuary subsurface sediments using polytopic vector analysis and radioisotope dating techniques

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1167-1185

  Huntley, S L ^a   Carlson Lynch, H ^b   Johnson, G W ^c   Paustenbach, D J ^d   Finley, B L ^e  

^a GRADIENT   (United States)

^b CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d McLaren and Hart Inc USA   (United States)

^e ChemRisk Division of McLaren/Hart Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; LEAD 210; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ESTUARY; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOURCE INDENTIFICATION;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

USA, NEW JERSEY, NEWARK BAY;

POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0032032260     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10008-X     Document Type: Article

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