Trends in metals in urban and reference lake sediments across the United States, 1970 to 2001

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1698-1709

  Mahler, Barbara J ^a   Van Metre, Peter C ^a   Callender, Edward ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cores; Lakes; Metals; Sediment; Trends

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

ACCUMULATION RATES; ANTHROPOGENIC MASS ACCUMULATION; METALS CONCENTRATIONS; METALS CONTAMINATION;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

ACCUMULATION RATE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; HEAVY METAL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT CORE; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER INTOXICATION;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750552796     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-459R.1     Document Type: Article

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