Spatial distributions and temporal trends in sediment contamination in Lake St. Clair

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 668-685

  Gewurtz, Sarah B ^a,b   Helm, Paul A ^b   Waltho, Jasmine ^c   Stern, Gary A ^d   Reiner, Eric J ^b   Painter, Scott ^c   Marvin, Christopher H ^a,c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Lake St. Clair; Mercury; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SAMPLING; WATER POLLUTION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ST. CLAIR; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; SEDIMENT CORES;

PARAFFIN SEDIMENTATION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METAL; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES; L'ANSE CREUSE BAY; LAKE SAINT CLAIR; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; THAMES RIVER [ONTARIO]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35548990199     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2007)33[668:SDATTI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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