Limnology and Oceanography · 1971 · 10 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesBiochemistryMarine SedimentologyProtein BiochemistrySedimentologyAmino Acid ChemistryAmino Acid CompositionMarine Sediment SourcesSediment ChemistrySediment CompositionSediment ContaminationAmino Acid AnalysisAmino Acid Composition AnalysisAmino Acid GeochemistryAmino AcidsFree Amino NitrogenRelative Abundance AnalysisSediment-associated ContaminantsTotal Amino Acid Content
Seventeen amino acids were extracted from Toronto Harbor sediments, in concentrations that varied throughout the study period. Their relative abundance was the same at two locations, although the concentrations were significantly higher near the mouth of the polluted Don River than near the islands.
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