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A Case Study of a Chemical Spill: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Revisited
Author(s) -
Atwater James W.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr020i002p00317
Subject(s) - polychlorinated biphenyl , contamination , environmental science , environmental chemistry , biphenyl , remedial action , hydrology (agriculture) , waste management , geology , engineering , environmental remediation , geotechnical engineering , chemistry , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
Remedial and monitoring efforts at the site of a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) spill in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, has produced information in addition to that found in the original investigation and reported in this journal. Additional pathways exist for horizontal movement of PCB within the underlying clays and silts. The PCB has moved horizontal at depth apparently under its own head resulting in deep contamination that does not have a surface expression.