Factors influencing contaminant distribution in the Huron-Erie Corridor sediments

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 132-139

  Szalinska, Ewa ^a,b   Drouillard, Ken G ^a   Anderson, Eric J ^c   Haffner, G Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution patterns; Huron Erie Corridor; Metals; Organic contaminants; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BOTTOM CURRENT; CONTAMINANT DISTRIBUTIONS; DISTRIBUTION OF CONTAMINANTS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL FACTORS; HURON-ERIE CORRIDOR; OIL CONTENTS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; SUB-SYSTEMS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPURITIES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CONTAMINATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE HURON;

EID: 79951580367     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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