Identifying sources and distributions of sediment contaminants at two US Virgin Islands marinas

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1244-1250

  Hinkey, Lynne M ^a   Zaidi, Baqar R ^b   Volson, Barry ^c   Rodriguez, Nydia J ^b  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Marinas; Metals; PAH; Sediments; Virgin Islands

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DOCKS; IMPURITIES; METALS; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; WATER POLLUTION; WIND;

FUEL DOCK; MARINA ACTIVITIES; MARINA STATION; VIRGIN ISLANDS;

MARINAS;

FUEL; METAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MARINE POLLUTION; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; SEDIMENT; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.); WATER POLLUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SHIPS; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; SAINT THOMAS; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

RUMEX;

EID: 27744537859     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.035     Document Type: Article

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