Polychlorinated biphenyls in the surficial sediment of Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, Lake Michigan

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 849-854

  Martinez, Andres ^a   Norström, Karin ^a,b   Wang, Kai ^c   Hornbuckle, Keri C ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aroclor 1248; Congener profile and distribution; EPA method 1668a; Lake Michigan; PCB weathering; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT; BRIDGES; DECHLORINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXTURES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SHIPS; SOLVENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION; WEATHERING;

AROCLORS; CONGENER PROFILES; EPA METHOD; LAKE MICHIGAN; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

AROCLOR 1248;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DREDGING; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRIBUTARY; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; DESORPTION; DRY WEIGHT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAKE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED STATES; VACUUM PUMP; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; WEATHERING;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; INDIANA; LAKE MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957223224     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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