Presence and distribution of PAHs, PCBs and DDE in feed and sediments under salmon aquaculture cages in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-365

  Hellou, J ^a   Haya, K ^b   Steller, S ^a   Burridge, L ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Contaminants; DDE; Feed; PAH; PCB; Salmon; Sediments

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 22744451951     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.678     Document Type: Article

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