Temporal and spatial distributions of contaminants in sediments of Santa Monica Bay, California

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 255-276

  Bay, Steven M ^a   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a   Lorenson, Thomas D ^b   Tran, Kim ^c   Alexander, Clark ^d  

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

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation   (United States)

^d SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

1,1,1 Trichloro 2,2 bis(p chlorophenyl)ethane; Linear alkylbenzenes; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Santa Monica Bay; Sediment contamination; Total organic carbon; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SAMPLING; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

ALKYLBENZENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; LEAD; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRACE METAL;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD ISOTOPE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METABOLITE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA MONICA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037410969     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00334-3     Document Type: Article

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