Seasonality in Contaminant Concentrations in the Niagara River and Lakes Erie and Ontario

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 594-607

  Williams, Donald J ^a   Kuntz, Ken W ^a   Sverko, Ed ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Erie; Lake Ontario; Niagara River; Organic contaminants; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HERBICIDES; INSECTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; SAMPLING; WATER POLLUTION;

SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATERIALS (SPM);

LAKES;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; LAKE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEASONALITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

GREAT LAKES; NIAGARA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0347933061     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70463-8     Document Type: Article

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