USGS

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


DDT and Chlordane Bar Chart
Concentrations of many toxic synthetic organic compounds were elevated in streambed sediments and tissues from urban and large-river sites relative to other land uses. (RHU labels refer to RHU figure on p. 6; "I" represents large-river (Integrator) sites.

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