Spatial distributions and temporal trends in pollutants in the Great Lakes 1968-2008

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-289

  Burniston, Debbie ^a   Klawunn, Paul ^a   Backus, Sean ^a   Hill, Brad ^a   Dove, Alice ^a   Waltho, Jasmine ^a   Richardson, Violeta ^a   Struger, John ^a   Bradley, Lisa ^a   McGoldrick, Daryl ^a   Marvin, Chris ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Mercury; Perfluoroalkyl compounds; Pesticides; Polybrominated diphenylethers; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; GREAT LAKES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LAKE ONTARIO; MONITORING PROGRAMMES; NIAGARA RIVER; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PERFLUOROALKYL COMPOUNDS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYLETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); TEMPORAL TRENDS; TIME-PERIODS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; FISH; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKE WATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANOCHLORINE; ORGANOFLUORINE; PBDE; PCB; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84857820672     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrjc.2012.017     Document Type: Article

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