Assessing water quality changes in the lakes of the northeastern United States using sediment diatoms

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 131-152

  Dixit, Sushil S ^a   Smol, John P ^a   Charles, Donald F ^b   Hughes, Robert M ^c   Paulsen, Steven G ^d   Collins, Gary B ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 0032960748     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-148     Document Type: Article

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