Chemical and toxicological analyses of Lake Calumet (Cook County, Illinois) sediments

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:7192516

Ross, P E; Burnett, L C; Henebry, M S

Lake Calumet, located on Chicago's Far South Side, has been exposed to a wide range of industrial contaminants for approximately 110 years. Continued industrial activity and residues from past waste disposal practices, however, still threaten the Lake Calumet system. A study was initiated in 1986 by the Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center (HWRIC) of the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources to Make a preliminary assessment of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence the environmental quality of Lake Calumet and the surrounding area and to predict the ecological effects of the contamination associated with lake sediments.

• Research Organization: Illinois Inst. of Natural Resources, Champaign, IL (USA). Illinois Natural History Survey
• OSTI ID: 7192516
• Report Number(s): PB-90-160722/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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