Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dibenzothiophenes in wetland sediments and aquatic insects in the oil sands area of Northeastern Alberta, Canada

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 167-182

  Wayland, Mark ^a   Headley, John V ^a   Peru, Kerry M ^a   Crosley, Robert ^a   Brownlee, Brian G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Aquatic insects; Biota sediment accumulation factors; Oil sands; PAHs; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CANADA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REMEDIATION; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; WETLANDS;

AQUATIC INSECTS; BIOTA-SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION FACTORS;

OIL SANDS;

ALKYLBENZENE; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; OIL SAND; PAH; SEDIMENT; TAILINGS; WETLAND;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTHROPOD LARVA; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTA; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IMAGO; MINING; NONHUMAN; SAND; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INSECTS; MINING; OILS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SILICON DIOXIDE; THIOPHENES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 36549079493     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9673-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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