Contaminants in stream sediments from seven United States metropolitan areas: Part I: Distribution in relation to urbanization

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-51

  Nowell, Lisa H ^a   Moran, Patrick W ^b   Gilliom, Robert J ^a   Calhoun, Daniel L ^c   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^d   Kemble, Nile E ^d   Kuivila, Kathryn M ^a   Phillips, Patrick J ^e  

^a California Water Science Center   (United States)

^b Washington Water Science Center   (United States)

^c Georgia Water Science Center   (United States)

^d Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^e United States Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BIFENTHRIN; CADMIUM; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; COPPER; DIELDRIN; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

AMPHIPOD; BIFENTHRIN; INSECT; METROPOLITAN AREA; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PAH; PCB; PESTICIDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STREAM; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; URBAN SITE; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RIVERS; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 84871795216     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: 14320703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-012-9813-0     Document Type: Article

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