Correlation of coprostanol to organic contaminants in coastal and estuarine sediments of the U. S
Journal Article
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· Water Resources Bulletin; (USA)
- Department of Commerce, Seattle, WA (USA)
Results from the National Status and Trends Program, a nationwide effort to evaluate U.S. coastal and estuarine environmental quality, are analyzed to provide information about regional sources of organic contaminants in the benthic environment. Spearman's rank correlation procedure is applied to measurements of coprostanol, a chemical tracer of sewage, and three classes of organic compounds in sediments including selected major and trace elements, chlorinated pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The results suggest that discharges from publicly owned treatment works are responsible for concentrations of the organic compounds encountered in the northeastern coastal region, while other sources may predominate in the other regions of the country.
- OSTI ID:
- 7024556
- Journal Information:
- Water Resources Bulletin; (USA), Journal Name: Water Resources Bulletin; (USA) Vol. 24:5; ISSN WARBA; ISSN 0043-1370
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
COASTAL REGIONS
CONTAMINATION
CORRELATIONS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ESTUARIES
FECES
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
POLLUTION
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SEDIMENTS
STEROIDS
STEROLS
SURFACE WATERS
TRACE AMOUNTS
WASTES
WATER POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
540320 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
COASTAL REGIONS
CONTAMINATION
CORRELATIONS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ESTUARIES
FECES
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
POLLUTION
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SEDIMENTS
STEROIDS
STEROLS
SURFACE WATERS
TRACE AMOUNTS
WASTES
WATER POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS