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Water Quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, 1992-95

Urban Areas are a Source of Trace Elements and Organic Compounds Figures


PCB Fate Tied to Algae
The relation between algae measured as chlorophyll-a and PCBs indicates that algal growth, sedimentation, and sediment resuspension may be important processes controlling the fate of PCBs in rivers (Fitzgerald and Steuer, 1996).

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