Hydrophobic organic contaminants in surficial sediments of Baltimore Harbor: Inventories and sources

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 838-849

  Ashley, Jeffrey T F ^a   Baker, Joel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baltimore Harbor; Polychlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Sediments; Sources

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1254; AROCLOR 1260; CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0032972786     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620180505     Document Type: Article

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