In cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
A Chronicle of Organochlorine Contamination in Clear Creek, Galveston and Harris Counties, Texas, 1960–2002, as Recorded in Sediment Cores
By B.J. Mahler and P.C. Van Metre
U.S. Geological Survey
Fact Sheet 088–03
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Contents
Collection and Age Dating of the Sediment Core
Trends in Chlordane and Other Organochlorine Compounds
What Can We Conclude About Organochlorine Compounds in Clear Creek?
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Concentrations of selected organochlorine compounds in two Clear Creek sediment cores |
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