Modeling contaminant behavior in lake superior: A comparison of PCBs, PBDEs, and mercury

State of Lake Superior

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 239-286

  Rowe, M D ^a   Perlinger, J A ^a   Urban, N R ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hg; Mass balance model; PBT; Persistent bioaccumulative toxicant

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025116059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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