Trends in hydrophobic organic contaminants in urban and reference lake sediments across the United States, 1970-2001

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 5567-5574

  Van Metre, Peter C ^a   Mahler, Barbara J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; IMPURITIES; LAKES; LAND USE; PUBLIC POLICY; URBAN PLANNING; VEHICLES; WATER QUALITY;

HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; LAKE SEDIMENTS; URBAN SETTINGS;

SEDIMENTS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORDANE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORPHENOTANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

LAKE WATER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; SEDIMENT CORE; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LAKE SEDIMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23244443760     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0503175     Document Type: Article

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