Causes of toxicity in stormwater runoff from sawmills

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1485-1491

  Bailey, Howard C ^a   Elphick, James R ^a   Potter, Alan ^b   Chao, Eric ^b   Konasewich, Dennis ^c   Zak, J Brian ^d  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b Weyerhaeuser Saskatchewan Ltd   (Canada)

^c Envirochem Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

^d Coast Forest and Lumber Association ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisapstains; Stormwater runoff Zinc; Toxicity identification; Wood extractives

Indexed keywords

ANTISAPSTAINS; STORMWATER RUNOFF; TOXICITY IDENTIFICATION; WOOD EXTRACTIVES;

POSITIVE IONS; RUNOFF; SAWMILLS; TOXICITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

LIGNIN; RUNOFF; STORM WATER; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CANADA; FORESTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0033030406     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<1485:COTISR>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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