Preliminary survey of chemical contaminants in water, sediment, and aquatic biota at selected sites in Northeastern Florida Bay and canal C-111

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Goodman, Larry R ^a   Lewis, Michael A ^a   Macauley, John M ^a   Smith Jr , Ralph ^a   Moore, James C ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA; FLORIDA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033389569     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.1701.01     Document Type: Article

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