Spatial patterns of atmospherically deposited organic contaminants at high elevation inthe Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1056-1066

  Bradford, David F ^a   Stanley, Kerri ^b   McConnell, Laura L ^c   Tallent Halsell, Nita G ^a   Nash, Maliha S ^a   Simonich, Staci M ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Pesticide; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; FORESTRY; IMPURITIES; INSECTICIDES; LANDFORMS; PARKS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

AMPHIBIAN; CALIFORNIA , USA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; DISTANCE EFFECTS; ENDOSULFANS; HIGH ELEVATION; NATIONAL PARKS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PARTS-PER-BILLION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; SIERRA NEVADA; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATERBODIES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ENDOSULFAN; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; AIR POLLUTANT;

AIR SAMPLING; AMPHIBIAN; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELEVATION; ENDOSULFAN; FISH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TADPOLE; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANURA; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVA; METABOLISM;

CALIFORNIA; KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANURA; ATMOSPHERE; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVA;

EID: 77953527168     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.139     Document Type: Article

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