Toxicity of Lake Sediments

The profundal sediment of many lakes is contaminated by heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) deposited from the atmosphere, yet there has been little assessment of the biological effects of these toxicants. A Tier I sediment ecological risk assessment of profundal lake sediment that...

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Main Author: Travers, Sarah
Published: Ulster University 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487669