Contaminant assessment of surface sediments from Tanapag Lagoon, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 703-710

  Denton, G R W ^a   Bearden, B G ^b   Concepcion, Lucrina P ^a   Wood, H R ^a   Morrison, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b Division of Environmental Quality   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

COASTAL LAGOON; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ASIA; JAPAN; LAGOON; PUERTO RICO; RECREATION; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICRONESIA; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAIPAN; TANAPAG LAGOON;

EID: 33745257302     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.02.019     Document Type: Article

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