Dispersion of sediment DDTs in the coastal ocean off southern California

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-208

  Zeng, Eddy Y ^a   Venkatesan, M I ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; California; DDTs; Dispersion; Palos Verdes Shelf; Resuspension; San Pedro Basin; Santa Monica Basin; Santa Monica Bay; Sediment

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; MITOTANE;

COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DDT; DISPERSION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032987660     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00064-9     Document Type: Article

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