US EPA

1387116 

Journal Article 

An evaluation of fresh water sediments contamination: The Lachine Canal sediments case, Montreal, Canada: Part I. Quality assessment 

Galvez-Cloutier, R; Dube J-S 

1998 

1 

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
ISSN: 0049-6979
EISSN: 1573-2932 

BIOSIS/98/12724 

102 

3-4 

3-4 

English 

WOS:000072504500003 

BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. Due to industrialization over the past 100 years, the sediments at the bottom of the Lachine Canal and Bay have become contaminated. This study investigated the heavy metal accumulation mechanisms within the Lachine Canal sediments and was carried out in three phases. Phase I is covered in the present article, while phases II and III will be discussed in a following paper. During Phase I, 28 parameters were measured on 44 sediment samples collected along the Lachine Canal and Bay. The results revealed the presence of a wide variety of both organic and inorganic contaminants. Heavy metals such as Zn Ph Cr Ni Cu Cd (in order of decreasing abundance) in addition to organic contaminants (PAHs MAHs PCBs) were found in high concentrations exceeding background concentrations and various quality criteria levels. The total load of both organic and inorganic contaminants was found to be higher in the canal than in the bay zone. Correlation analy 

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