The effects of small dam removal on the distribution of sedimentary contaminants

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 287-312

  Ashley, Jeffrey T F ^a,b   Bushaw Newton, Karen ^c   Wilhelm, Matt ^a   Boettner, Adam ^a   Drames, Gregg ^a   Velinsky, David J ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam removal; Metals; PAHs; PCBs; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHANGES; CHEMICAL CHANGES; DAM REMOVAL; SEDIMENTARY CONTAMINANTS; TRACE METALS CONCENTRATIONS;

IMPURITIES; METALS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

DAMS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; RUNOFF; STORM WATER; ZINC;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DAM REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; PAH; PCB; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PENNSYLVANIA; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

MANATAWNY CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645834572     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-4781-3     Document Type: Article

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