Spatial distributions and temporal trends in polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Detroit River suspended sediments

Chemosphere

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 778-783

  Marvin, Chris ^a   Waltho, Jasmine ^a   Jia, Julia ^a   Burniston, Debbie ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detroit River; Great Lakes; Persistent organic pollutants; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Sediment traps; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ETHERS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRAPS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

CESSATION OF PRODUCTIONS; DETROIT RIVER; DIFFUSE SOURCES; GREAT LAKES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); TEMPORAL TRENDS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

DIFFUSION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRAP; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; INDUSTRY; LAKE; RIVER; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION;

DETROIT RIVER; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE SAINT CLAIR;

EID: 84875637858     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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