The use of leeches and logit log-linear contingency models to assess and monitor aquatic PCB contamination originating from mid-Canada radar line site 050

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 211-222

  McCreanor, L ^a   Tsuji, L J S ^a   Wainman, B C ^b   Martin, I D ^a   Weber, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Leeches; Logit log linear contingency models; Mid Canada radar line; PCBs

Indexed keywords

MONITORING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REMEDIATION; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICS;

BIOMONITORING; LEECHES; LOGIT LOG-LINEAR CONTINGENCY MODELS; ORGANOCHLORINES;

CONTAMINATION;

ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ABANDONED LAND; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CLEANUP; LEECH; MILITARY LAND; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POST-COLD WAR; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; LEECH; LOGLINEAR MODEL; MILITARY PHENOMENA; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RIVER; TELECOMMUNICATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEECHES; LINEAR MODELS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

HAEMOPIS; HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 41749121713     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9860-6     Document Type: Article

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