Trace Elements and Organochlorine Compounds in Bed Sediment and Fish Tissue at Selected Sites in New Jersey Streams: Sources and Effects. National Water-Quality Assessment Program.

摘要

Bed-sediment and fish-tissue samples were collected for the Long-Island-New Jersey National Water-Quality Assessment (LINJ-NAWQA) program in fall 1997 and analyzed to determine the concentrations of trace elements and organochlorines. Bed-sediment samples, fish-tissue samples, or both were collected from 10 sites in New Jersey with various land uses. Antimony (Sb), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and chlordane were selected for detailed analyses. Results were compared to land-use characteristics and population density by using regression analyses.