Refined tunable methodology for characterization of contaminant-particle relationships in surface water

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2132-2140

  Marvin, Christopher H ^a   Leppard, Gary G ^a,b   West, M Marcia ^b   Stern, Gary A ^c   Boden, Adrienne R ^d   McCarry, Brian E ^e  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CENTRIFUGATION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

HUMIC FRACTALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CONTAMINATION;

FRESH WATER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTAMINANT PARTICLE RELATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FRESHWATER BAY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HAMILTON HARBOR; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POLLUTANT; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 8744311653     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.2132     Document Type: Article

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