Mass balance modelling of priority toxic chemicals within the great lakes toxic chemical decision support system: RateCon model results for Lake Ontario and Lake Erie

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 671-688

  Booty, William G ^a   Resler, Oskar ^a   McCrimmon, Craig ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Great Lakes; Mass balance model; Toxics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RATE CONSTANTS; TOXICITY;

MIREX; RATE CONSTANT MODELS; WATER COLUMN; ZERO DISCHARGE;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LAKE WATER; MASS BALANCE; TOXIC MATERIAL; WATER POLLUTION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10644260575     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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