Ecological effects of metals in streams on a defense materials processing site in South Carolina, USA

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1095-1114

  Paller, Michael H ^a   Dyer, Susan A ^b  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Soil and Groundwater Remediation Support   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk; Exposure models; Metals; Nuclear site; Streams; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; CERYLE ALCYON; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 77957939100     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2010.512255     Document Type: Article

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