Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in Niagara River suspended sediments

Chemosphere

Volumn 123, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-78

  Burniston, D A ^a   Klawunn, P ^a   Hill, B ^a   Marvin, C H ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Niagara River; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; POPs; Suspended sediments

Indexed keywords

LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; GREAT LAKES; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES; NIAGARA RIVER; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; POPS;

RIVERS;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; RIVER WATER; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

DIBENZOFURAN; HAZARDOUS WASTE; PCDD; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CANADA; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE; LAKE SEDIMENT; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATERSHED; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO; NIAGARA RIVER;

BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ONTARIO; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84920947749     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.086     Document Type: Article

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