Presence and distribution of chlorinated organic compounds in streambed sediments, New Jersey

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ABSTRACT: Concentrations of 18 hydrophobic chlorinated organic compounds in streambed sediments from 100 sites throughout New Jersey were examined to determine (1) which compounds were detected most frequently, (2) whether detection frequencies differed among selected drainage basins, and (3) whether concentrations differed significantly among selected drainage basins. Twelve drainage basins across New Jersey that contain a range of land-use patterns and population densities were selected to represent various types and degrees of development. To ensure an adequate number of samples for statistical comparison among drainage basins, the 12 selected basins were consolidated into seven drainage areas on the basis of similarities in land-use patterns and population densities. Additionally, data for three classes of chlorinated organic compounds in streambed sediments from 255 sites throughout New Jersey were examined to determine whether the presence of these compounds in streambed sediments is related to the type and degree of development within the drainage area of each sampling site.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Presence and distribution of chlorinated organic compounds in streambed sediments, New Jersey
Series title Journal of the American Water Resources Association
DOI 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1997.tb03508.x
Volume 33
Issue 2
Year Published 1997
Language English
Publisher American Water Resources Association
Description 14 p.
First page 271
Last page 284
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