Contaminants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs), heavy metals, and per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), primarily reach the …

Profiles of trace contaminant concentrations in sediment columns can be a natural archive
from which pollutant inputs into coastal areas can be reconstructed. Reconstruction of …

Arctic communities are disproportionately exposed to pollutants from sources including
global atmospheric transport and formerly used defense sites (FUDS). The effects of climate …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A baseline environmental characterization of the embayments and
fjords on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska was conducted using a sediment quality approach …

Sediment cores were collected from an undisturbed arctic lake on the Belcher Islands in
southeastern Hudson Bay in order to assess the history of trace metal deposition from the …

Sediment cores were taken at three locations in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA in
1997 and analyzed for a variety of organic contaminants including polycyclic aromatic …

With declining sea ice conditions in Arctic regions owing to changing climate, the large
prospective reservoirs of oil and gas in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait are increasingly …

Railway transport of coal poses an environmental risk, because coal dust contains polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), mercury, and other trace metals. In the Pacific Northwest of …

Remote locations, such as the Arctic, are often sinks for persistent contaminants which can
ultimately bioaccumulate in local wildlife. Assessing temporal contaminant trends in the …

The heavily urbanized and industrialized Baltimore Harbor/Patapsco River/Back River
system is one of the most highly contaminated regions of the Chesapeake Bay. In June …