Temporal trends of Aroclor 1268 in the Taunton River estuary: Evidence of early production, use and release to the environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1105-1111

  Cantwell, Mark G ^a,b   King, John ^b   Burgess, R M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR; AROCLOR 1242; AROCLOR 1254; AROCLOR 1260;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; RIVER WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

AROCLORS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; RHODE ISLAND; RIVERS; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; TAUNTON RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748885156     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.05.019     Document Type: Article

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