The New Bedford Harbor Superfund site long-term monitoring program (1993-2009)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 7531-7550

  Nelson, William G ^a   Bergen, Barbara J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term monitoring; New Bedford Harbor; PCBs; Sediment; Superfund

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BIOLOGICAL CHANGES; BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HUMAN HEALTH; LONG TERM MONITORING; MASSACHUSETTS; PCB CONCENTRATION; PCBS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); PROBABILISTIC SAMPLING; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT SAMPLING; SPATIAL GRADIENTS; SUPERFUND; SUPERFUND SITES;

HEALTH RISKS; MARINE POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SELENIUM; ZINC;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DREDGING; PCB; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOACCUMULATION; DREDGING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAIN; MUSSEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MASSACHUSETTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

MASSACHUSETTS; NEW BEDFORD HARBOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871720756     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2517-0     Document Type: Article

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