Factors affecting the occurrence and enantiomeric degradation of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers in northern and temperate aquatic systems

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2690-2698

  Law, Sheryl A ^a   Diamond, Miriam L ^a   Helm, Paul A ^a   Jantunen, Liisa M ^b   Alaee, Mehran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enant iomer ratio; Surface waters; hexachlorocyclohexane; hexachlorocyclohexane

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; LAKES; SEDIMENTS; WETLANDS;

ENANTIOMERIC DEGRADATION;

ISOMERS;

ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DEGRADATION; HCH; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CANADA; ENANTIOMER; ISOMERISM; LAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; INSECTICIDES; ISOMERISM; LINDANE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA;

EID: 0035191411     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620201206     Document Type: Article

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