Using SPMDs to assess natural recovery of PCB-contaminated sediments in lake hartwell, SC: I. A field test of new in-situ deployment methods

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-100

  Schubauer Berigan, Joseph P ^a   Foote, Eric A ^b   Magar, Victor S ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Organic contaminants; Passive samplers; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Sediment risk management; Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs); Superfund site

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PASSIVE SAMPLERS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE DEVICES; SUPERFUND SITES;

CONTAMINATION; DOMES; LAKES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84859910540     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2012.636777     Document Type: Article

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