Occurrence and sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in surficial sediments of Lakes Superior and Huron

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1210-1218

  Shen, Li ^a,b   Gewurtz, Sarah B ^a,b   Reiner, Eric J ^b   MacPherson, Karen A ^b   Kolic, Terry M ^b   Khurana, Vin ^b   Helm, Paul A ^b   Howell, E Todd ^b   Burniston, Debbie A ^c   Brindle, Ian D ^a   Marvin, Chris H ^a,b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congener pattern; Dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Sediment; Spatial trend

Indexed keywords

CONGENER PATTERN; DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; SPATIAL TREND;

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CHEMICAL PULP; CHLORINE; LAKES; LAND USE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; MINES; MINING; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

LAKE POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DIOXIN; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; PCB; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHEMICAL PULPS; CHLORINE; DIOXINS; LAKES; LAND USE; METEOROLOGY; MINING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE HURON; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 60949091764     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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