PCB levels and trends within the Detroit River-Western Lake Erie basin: A historical perspective of ecosystem monitoring

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 23-33

  Heidtke, Thomas ^a   Hartig, John H ^b   Zarull, Michael A ^c   Yu, Bonnie ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b USEPA Large Lakes Research Station   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detroit River; Ecosystem health; Lake Erie; Monitoring; PCBs; Remediation; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENTS; SETTLING TANKS;

DETROIT RIVER; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; LAKE ERIE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

LAKE WATER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PCB; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMEDIATION; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; HERRING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SPRING; TURTLE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WORKSHOP;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GREAT LAKES REGION; MICHIGAN; OHIO; ONTARIO; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DETROIT RIVER; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33645738333     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-0212-8     Document Type: Article

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