Spatial distributions of legacy contaminants in sediments of Lakes Huron and Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-168

  Gewurtz, Sarah B ^a,b   Shen, Li ^a,b   Helm, Paul A ^b   Waltho, Jasmine ^c   Reiner, Eric J ^b   Painter, Scott ^c   Brindle, Ian D ^a   Marvin, Christopher H ^a,c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Heavy metals; Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAVY METALS; LAKES; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTS;

DEPOSITIONAL BASINS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

IMPURITIES;

HEAVY METAL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PAH; PCB; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; GEORGIAN BAY; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE HURON; LAKE ONTARIO; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 42349117421     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2008)34[153:SDOLCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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