Toxic groundwater contaminants: An overlooked contributor to urban stream syndrome?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 729-736

  Roy, James W ^a   Bickerton, Greg ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC LIFE; BENTHIC ORGANISMS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; ORGANICS; ROAD SALTS; SAMPLING LOCATION; STREAMBEDS; SYNERGISTIC TOXICITY; URBAN GROUNDWATER; URBAN STREAM;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; GROUNDWATER; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GROUND WATER; PETROLEUM; ZINC;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK FACTOR; SOLVENT; STREAM BED; TOXICITY; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; STREAM (RIVER); URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84855949074     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2034137     Document Type: Article

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