Seasonal variation of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in surficial sediment, trapped settling material, and suspended particulate material in Lake Michigan, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 313-322

  Robinson, Sander D ^a   Landrum, Peter F ^b   Van Hoof, Patricia L ^b   Eadie, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Michigan; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Seasonal variation; Sediment; Traps

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTS;

LAKE MICHIGAN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; FRESH WATER;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DIAGENESIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PARTICLE SIZE; PCB; RESUSPENSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRAP; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES;

ARTICLE; DIAGENESIS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LAKE; PARAMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SPRING; SUSPENSION; UNITED STATES; WINTER; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASON; WATER POLLUTANT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT LAKES REGION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 42449158507     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-006R.1     Document Type: Article

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