Polychlorinated biphenyl contamination trends in Lake Hartwell, South Carolina (USA): Sediment recovery profiles spanning two decades

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1821-1828

  Sivey, John D ^a   Lee, Cindy M ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aroclors; Congener specific analysis; Natural attenuation; PCBs; Reductive dechlorination

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; CONTAMINATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AROCLORS; CONGENER SPECIFIC ANALYSIS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION;

LAKE POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CHLORINATION; CONTAMINATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAKE POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DECHLORINATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PCB; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; LAKE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

HARTWELL LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; TWELVE MILE CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845201644     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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