The use of leeches to monitor aquatic PCB contamination at Mid-Canada radar line site 050: Four years post-remediation

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 153, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Tsuji, L J S ^a   Martin, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Leeches; Mid Canada Radar Line; PCBs

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BACKGROUND LEVELS; BIO-INDICATORS; BIOMONITORING; BODY BURDENS; CLOSE PROXIMITIES; CONTROL SITES; LEECHES; MID-CANADA RADAR LINE; PCB CONTAMINATIONS; PCBS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RADAR;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEECH; PCB; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMEDIATION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LEECH; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL REMOVAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEECHES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALBANY RIVER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

HAEMOPIS; HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 67349101983     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0332-4     Document Type: Article

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