Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the sediments of the Great Lakes. 4. Influencing factors, trends, and implications

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 7528-7534

  Li, An ^a   Rockne, Karl J ^b   Sturchio, Neil ^a   Song, Wenlu ^a   Ford, Justin C ^a   Buckley, Dave R ^b   Mills, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEPOSITION; ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CONGENERS; LINEAR REGRESSION EQUATIONS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE);

LAKE POLLUTION;

FRESH WATER; LAKE WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SURFACE WATER;

BIODIVERSITY; DEPOSITION; ETHERS; LAKE POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAURENTIA; PBDE; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AIR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD WEB; HUMAN; LAKE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING; WET DEPOSITION;

ETHERS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845810513     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0609506     Document Type: Article

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