Using geovisualization to assess lead sediment contamination in Lake St. Clair

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 149-158

  Forsythe, K Wayne ^a   Marvin, Chris H ^b   Valancius, Christine J ^a   Watt, James P ^c   Swales, Stephen J ^a   Aversa, Joseph M ^a   Jakubek, Daniel J ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CH2M Hill Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

bathymetry; geovisualization; kriging; lead; sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GIS; KRIGING; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; VISUALIZATION;

LAKE SAINT CLAIR;

EID: 84960262390     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cag.12253     Document Type: Article

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