Journal article
Hydrogeochemistry and transport of organic contaminants in an urban watershed of Chesapeake Bay (USA)
Applied geochemistry, v 15(7), pp 901-915
01 Aug 2000
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Abstract
Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were determined in the suspended and dissolved load of the free-flowing NE and NW branches of the Anacostia River above the head of tide over a one year period. The contaminants were present in the 0.01-2500 ng/litre range. PCBs, PAH and OCPs were associated predominantly with particulate matter during highflow events. The PAHs were of a type characteristic of weathered or combusted petroleum products. Runoff from this highly urbanized catchment may account for much of the organic contaminants found in the sediments and the muscle tissue of fish in the Chesapeake Bay area.
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- Title
- Hydrogeochemistry and transport of organic contaminants in an urban watershed of Chesapeake Bay (USA)
- Creators
- Gregory D. Foster - George Mason UniversityEldon C. Roberts - George Mason UniversityBarry Gruessner - Potomac River Fisheries CommissionDavid J. Velinsky
- Publication Details
- Applied geochemistry, v 15(7), pp 901-915
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000087308900002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0034030941
- Other Identifier
- 991020836354504721
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