Results from the U.S. Great Lakes Fish Monitoring Program and effects of lake processes on bioaccumulative contaminant concentrations

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 370-385

  Carlson, Daniel L ^a   Swackhamer, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Lake trout; PBDEs; PCBs; Toxaphene; Walleye

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; IMPURITIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BIOACCUMULATION; LAKE TROUT; TOXAPHENE; WALLEYE;

LAKES;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; HCH; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PBDE; PCB; POLLUTANT;

GREAT LAKES; GREEN BAY; LAKE MICHIGAN; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA; STURGEON BAY; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 33746149649     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[370:RFTUGL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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