Diagenetic fate of organic contaminants on the Palos Verdes Shelf, California

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 289-315

  Eganhouse, R P ^a   Pontolillo, J ^a   Leiker, T J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; DDT; Diagenesis; Palos Verdes Shelf; PCBs; Sediment cores

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORPHENOTANE; CONTAMINANT; DECHLORINATION; DEHYDROCHLORINATION; DESORPTION; DIAGENESIS; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLITE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEDIMENT; SORPTION; UNITED STATES;

DIAGENESIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHELF SEDIMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033922831     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(00)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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