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Concentrations en PCB et DDT des sédiments superficiels de la rive suisse du lac Léman

PCB and DDT concentrations of sediments from Swiss shoreline of Lake Geneva. Switzerland

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The PCB concentrations of sediments can be considered as high and risk to produce a long-term contamination of the lake ecosystem. The shoreline near Lausanne area is the most polluted. Those results show that pollution by DDT is decreasing.

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    Par G. Burgermeister, K. Aswald, L. Machado, J. Mowrer & J. Tarradellas

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Burgermeister, P.G., Aswald, K., Machado, L. et al. Concentrations en PCB et DDT des sédiments superficiels de la rive suisse du lac Léman. Schweiz. Z. Hydrologie 45, 233–245 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02538158

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