Monitoring metal and persistent organic contaminant trends through time using quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) collected from the Niagara River

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-36

  Richman, Lisa A ^a   Somers, Keith ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Contaminants; Niagara River; Quagga mussels

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORING PROGRAMS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREAT LAKES; HAZARDOUS WASTE LANDFILLS; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE; LOCAL SOURCE; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NIAGARA RIVER; OCTACHLOROSTYRENE; ONTARIO; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PCB CONCENTRATION; QUAGGA MUSSELS; REMEDIAL MEASURES; TISSUE CONCENTRATIONS; TOXIC CHEMICALS;

BUTADIENE; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); IMPURITIES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LAKE POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RIVERS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

NIAGARA RIVER;

DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS;

EID: 77549086477     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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