Sediment quality at select sites in the St. Marys River Area of Concern

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 12-20

  Keller, Barbara J ^a   Back, Richard C ^b   Westrick, Judy ^a   Werner, Marshall ^a   Evans, Barbara ^a   Moerke, Ashley ^a   Zimmerman, Greg ^a   Wright, Derek D ^a   Grenfell, Emily ^a   Courneya, Johnna ^a  

^a LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Area of Concern; Metals; Sediments; St. Marys River

Indexed keywords

AREA OF CONCERN; AREAS OF INTERESTS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; INTERNATIONAL BORDER; LAKE SUPERIOR; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; ONTARIO; RIVER SYSTEMS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINANTS; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT QUALITY; ST. MARYS RIVER;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHROMIUM; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUGARS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY METAL; HYDROLOGY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; SAINT MARYS RIVER;

EID: 79958015514     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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