Use of degradation rates of DDT and lindane isomers for determining the timing of release to sediments of Greens Bayou: Houston Ship Channel, Texas

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-57

  Walker, William J ^a   Schreier, Cindy G ^b   Pucik, Lara E ^a  

^a Walker and Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

^b PRIMA Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

DDT; Degradation; Greens Bayou; Lindane; Release; Sediment; Texas; Timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842787597     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920490424033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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