Survey design for lakes and reservoirs in the United States to assess contaminants in fish tissue

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 150, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 91-100

  Olsen, Anthony R ^a   Snyder, Blaine D ^b   Stahl, Leanne L ^c   Pitt, Jennifer L ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Fish tissue; Lakes; PBTs; Probability survey design; Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANTS; FISH TISSUE; PBTS; PROBABILITY SURVEY DESIGN; RESERVOIRS;

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; CONTAMINATION; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FISH; HOUSING; MEATS; PROBABILITY; SURVEYS;

LAKES;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FISH; LAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESERVOIR; SURVEY DESIGN; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60349100813     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0685-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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