PCB congener distribution in estuarine water, sediment and fish samples: Implications for monitoring programs

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-212

  Fikslin, Thomas J ^a   Santoro, Edward D ^a  

^a Delaware River Basin Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Congeners; Estuary; Monitoring; PCBs

Indexed keywords

MIXTURES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; TISSUE; WATER;

CONGENERS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

AROCLOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SURFACE WATER;

ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ESTUARY; FISH; MONITORING; PCB; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; FISH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

UNITED STATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042632482     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024612507291     Document Type: Article

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