U.S. Mussel Watch 1976-1978: An overview of the trace metal, DDE, PCB, hydrocarbon and artificial radionuclide data

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dc.acquisition-srcReview of GBNEP-20 reference list.en_US
dc.call-noEnvironmental Science and Technologyen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorFarrington, J.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGoldberg, E.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRisebrough, R.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMartin, J.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBowen, V.T.en_US
dc.contributor.otherEnvironmental Science and Technologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:24:28Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:24:28Z
dc.date.issued1983en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 490-496en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractData are presented for trace metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), aromatic hydrocarbons and 239,240Pu in Mytilus edulis, M. californianus, and Crassostrea sp. collected in the U.S. Mussel Watch program in 1976-1978 from 62 locations on the U.S. east and west coasts. General similarities in geographical distributions of concentrations were present in all 3 years with at least an order of magnitude elevation of concentrations of Pb, PCBs, and fossil fuel hydrocarbons in bivalves sampled near the larger urban areas. Elevated Cd and 239,240Pu concentrations in bivalves from the central California coast are apparently related to enrichments of Cd and nuclear weapons testing fallout 239,240Pu in intermediate depth water of the North Pacific and upwelling of this water associated with the California Current system. Our data have revealed no evidence of local or regional systematic elevations of environmental concentrations of 239,240Pu as a result of effluent releases from nuclear power reactors.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.history3/9/05 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24501
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationTAMUG Periodical Collectionen_US
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dc.notesAvailable through TAMUG's citation linkeren_US
dc.placeEaston, PAen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries6616.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://metalib.tamu.edu:9003/tamu/cgi/core/citation-linker.cgi?en_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectpolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)en_US
dc.titleU.S. Mussel Watch 1976-1978: An overview of the trace metal, DDE, PCB, hydrocarbon and artificial radionuclide dataen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issuev.17, iss.8en_US

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