Assessing historical versus contemporary mercury and lead contamination in Lake Huron sediments

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Forsythe, K Wayne ^a   Marvin, Chris H ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estimation; Geospatial analysis; Kriging; Metals; Sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649109774     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980802690873     Document Type: Conference Paper

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