Are toxic contaminants accumulating in Massachusetts coastal sediments following startup of the Massachusetts Bay outfall: A comprehensive comparison of baseline and post-diversion periods

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1372-1388

  Dahlen, Deirdre ^a   Hunt, Carlton ^a   Emsbo Mattingly, Stephen ^b   Keay, Kenneth ^c  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NewFields Environmental Forensics Practice LLC   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Water Resources Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Boston Harbor; Clostridium perfringens; Coastal sediments; MWRA; Sewage tracer; Wastewater discharge

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONDITION MONITORING; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY (MWRA); SEWAGE TRACERS; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EFFLUENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENT; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE;

BENZENE; CARBON; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MASSACHUSETTS; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

MASSACHUSETTS; MASSACHUSETTS BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 33750465219     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.03.023     Document Type: Article

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