Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and associated benthos in Lake Erie

Eadie, B J; Faust, W; Gardner, W S; Nalepa, T

doi:10.1016/0045-6535(82)90165-5

Title: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and associated benthos in Lake Erie

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were analyzed in surficial sediments and benthic organisms in southwestern Lake Erie near a large coal fired power plant. Sediment concentrations (530-770 ppb PAH) were relatively homogenous throughout most of the 150 km/sup 2/ area, although river and nearshore concentrations reached nearly 4 ppm. Oligochaete worms and chironomid midges were near equilibrium with local sediments except for enhanced concentrations in nearshore midges.

Authors:: Eadie, B J; Faust, W; Gardner, W S; Nalepa, T

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

Research Org.:: Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab., Ann Arbor, MI

OSTI Identifier:: 7072743

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Chemosphere; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 11:2

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; LAKE ERIE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ANNELIDS; BENTHOS; FLIES; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AROMATICS; ARTHROPODS; DIPTERA; GREAT LAKES; HYDROCARBONS; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; LAKES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; POWER PLANTS; SURFACE WATERS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; 520200* - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

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                    Eadie, B J, Faust, W, Gardner, W S, and Nalepa, T. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and associated benthos in Lake Erie.  United States: N. p., 1982. 
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                    Eadie, B J, Faust, W, Gardner, W S, & Nalepa, T. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and associated benthos in Lake Erie.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(82)90165-5

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                    Eadie, B J, Faust, W, Gardner, W S, and Nalepa, T. 1982.  
        "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and associated benthos in Lake Erie".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(82)90165-5.

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  title        = {Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and associated benthos in Lake Erie},

  author       = {Eadie, B J and Faust, W and Gardner, W S and Nalepa, T},

  abstractNote = {Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were analyzed in surficial sediments and benthic organisms in southwestern Lake Erie near a large coal fired power plant. Sediment concentrations (530-770 ppb PAH) were relatively homogenous throughout most of the 150 km/sup 2/ area, although river and nearshore concentrations reached nearly 4 ppm. Oligochaete worms and chironomid midges were near equilibrium with local sediments except for enhanced concentrations in nearshore midges.},

  doi          = {10.1016/0045-6535(82)90165-5},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7072743},
  journal      = {Chemosphere; (United States)},
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  volume       = 11:2,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},

  month        = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}

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