Sediment chemistry on the mainland shelf of the Southern California Bight

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 268-276

  Schiff, Kenneth C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORPHENOTANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHELF SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033626751     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00216-7     Document Type: Article

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