Cluster analysis of contaminated sediment data: Nodal analysis

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1816-1834

  Hartwell, S Ian ^a   Claflin, Larry W ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminated sediment; Delaware bay; Sediment quality triad; Statistical analyses

Indexed keywords

IMPURITIES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOXICITY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; JACCARD COEFFICIENTS; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

SEDIMENTS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NODAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DELAWARE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21444440613     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-282R.1     Document Type: Article

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