The Cycline of Toxic Organics in the Great Lakes: A 3-Year Status Report
Date
1983-05
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Publisher
US Department of Commerce
Abstract
Description
This interim 3-year status report describes the results of GLERL's studies on the cycling of toxic organics in the Great Lakes. A hierarchy of models has been developed including 1) a lakescale
equilibrium model, 2) a one-dimensional steady-state model, 3) one and two-dimensional time dependent models, and 4) several individual
process models. These modeling efforts have identified process research needs, some of which have been supported. Reported here are results of our work on: 1) air-water exchange; 2) photolysis;
3) sorption and partitioning; 4) particle settling and transport; 5) early diagenetic processes in lake sediments; 6) interaction of
sediments, contaminants, and benthic organisms; and 7) simulation studies of organic contaminants.
Keywords
Cycling, Toxic Organics, Great Lakes, Status Report