Comparison of temporal trends in ambient and compliance trace element and PCB data in pool 2 of the Mississippi River, USA, 1985-1995

Environmental Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 497-507

  Anderson, Jesse ^a   Perry, Jim ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient data; Compliance data; Mann Kendall trend test; PCBs, Mississippi River; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVER POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

WATER-QUALITY MONITORING;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

PCB; RIVER WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TIME PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032826079     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900249     Document Type: Article

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