Main Title |
1982 Detroit Michigan area sediment survey / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Great Lakes National Program Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
1987 |
Report Number |
EPA-905/4-87-003; 87-11 |
OCLC Number |
18930753 |
Subjects |
Sedimentation and deposition--Michigan--Detroit
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 905/4-87-003 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
03/28/2008 |
ELAD |
EPA 905-4-87-003 |
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Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL |
11/16/2009 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 905-4-87-003 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 905-4-87-003 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/12/2019 |
ELBD |
EPA 905-4-87-003 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/12/2019 |
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Collation |
1 volume (various pagings) |
Notes |
"July 1987." GLNPO Report No. 87-11. "EPA-905/4-87-003." Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
Twenty-eight sediment grab samples from the western bank of the Detroit River and three of its tributaries were chemically analyzed. Sampling sites were chosen to find worst-case conditions. High levels of conventional pollutants and metals were found throughout most of the study area. Hydrophobic organic contaminants found in a wide range of concentrations included: polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, various pesticides, and volatile organic compounds. Contaminant distributions suggest recent inputs from local sources. Highest contaminant levels were found in the Rouge River, the northern Trenton Channel and Conners Creek in the Belle Isle Area. The City of Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant, combined sewer overflows, local steel and chemical industry and oil refineries are implicated as likely sources. Several contaminants including volatile organics, PCBs and hexachlorobenzene, seem to have major upstream sources, perhaps in Lake St. Clair or the St. Clair River. |