Patterns and sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in surficial sediments of Lakes Erie and Ontario

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 515-525

  Shen, Li ^a,b   Gewurtz, Sarah B ^a,b   Reiner, Eric J ^b   MacPherson, Karen A ^b   Kolic, Terry M ^b   Helm, Paul A ^b   Brindle, Ian D ^a   Marvin, Chris H ^a,c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congener pattern; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; sediment; Spatial trend

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BASINS; CHEMICAL MANUFACTURES; CONGENER PATTERN; DERIVED MATERIALS; DETROIT RIVERS; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; LAKE ERIES; LAKE ONTARIO; MULTIPLE SOURCES; NIAGARA RIVERS; ONTARIO; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSES; SHORE SEDIMENTS; SPATIAL TREND; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; LAKES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LAKE POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

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

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; DIBENZO(1,4)DIOXIN; DIOXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FRESH WATER; POLYCHLORODIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; POLYCHLORODIBENZO-4-DIOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BENZOFURANS; CANADA; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 58149162887     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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