Occurrence of PCBs in raw and finished drinking water at seven public water systems along the Hudson River

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 175, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 487-499

  Palmer, Patrick M ^a   Wilson, Lloyd R ^a,b   Casey, Ann C ^b,c   Wagner, Robert E ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^c Northeast Analytical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aroclor; Congeners; Drinking water; Hudson river; Modified Green Bay Method; NE273 01; PCBs; Polychlorinated biphenyls; USEPA Method 508

Indexed keywords

AROCLORS; CONGENERS; DRINKING WATER; HUDSON RIVER; MODIFIED GREEN BAY METHOD; NE273-01; PCBS; USEPA METHOD 508;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DREDGING; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; WATERWORKS;

POTABLE WATER;

AROCLOR; DRINKING WATER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

DREDGING; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PCB; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

HUDSON RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952453212     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1546-9     Document Type: Article

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