Dechlorane plus levels in sediment of the lower great lakes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-366

  Sverko, Ed ^a,b,c   Tomy, Gregg T ^c   Marvin, Chris H ^b   Zaruk, Donna ^b   Reiner, Eric ^d   Helm, Paul A ^d   Hill, Brad ^b   Mccarry, Brian E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEREOSELECTIVE ENRICHMENT; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RETARDANTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

WATER ANALYSIS;

DECHLORANE; FLAME RETARDANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DECHLORANE PLUS; FRESH WATER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RETARDANTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER ANALYSIS;

CHLORINE; CORE ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; ISOMER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE ONTARIO; NIAGARA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT LAKES REGION; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 40949092341     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0710104     Document Type: Article

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