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Guidelines for the protection and management of aquatic sediment quality in Ontario
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Incidence of adverse biological effects within ranges of chemical concentrations in marine and estuarine sediments
TL;DR: In this article, matching biological and chemical data were compiled from numerous modeling, laboratory, and field studies performed in marine and estuarine sediments, and two guideline values (an effects range low and an effects range median) were determined for nine trace metals, total PCBs, two pesticides, 13 polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and three classes of PAHs.
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Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems.
TL;DR: It was concluded that the consensus-based SQGs provide a reliable basis for assessing sediment quality conditions in freshwater ecosystems.
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Development and evaluation of sediment quality guidelines for Florida coastal waters.
TL;DR: The weight-of-evidence approach to the development of sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) was modified to support the derivation of biological effects-based SQGs for Florida coastal waters, which were demonstrated to provide practical, reliable and predictive tools for assessing sediment quality.
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Heavy metal pollution in surface water and sediment: A preliminary assessment of an urban river in a developing country
Saiful Islam,Saiful Islam,Kawser Ahmed,Mohammad Raknuzzaman,Mohammad Raknuzzaman,Habibullah Al Mamun,Habibullah Al Mamun,Muhammad Kamrul Islam +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the concentration and chemical fractionation of globally alarming six heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Cd and Pb) were measured in surface water and sediment of an urban river in Bangladesh.
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Fine-grained sediment in river systems : Environmental significance and management issues
Philip N. Owens,Ramon J. Batalla,Alison Collins,Basil Gomez,D. M. Hicks,A. J. Horowitz,G. M. Kondolf,Michael Marden,Mike Page,David H. Peacock,Ellen L. Petticrew,Wim Salomons,Noel A. Trustrum +12 more
TL;DR: The authors examines how anthropogenic activity has caused significant changes in the quantity and quality of fine-grained sediment within river systems, using examples of: land use change in New Zealand; the effects of reservoir construction and management in different countries; the interaction between sediment dynamics and fish habitats in British Columbia, Canada; and the management of contaminated sediment in USA rivers.
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The Potential for Biological Effects of Sediments-Sorbed Contaminants Tested in the National Status and Trends Program
Edward R. Long,Lee G. Morgan +1 more
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The potential for biological effects of sediment-sorbed contaminants tested in the National Status and Trends Program
E.R. Long,L.G. Morgan +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a wide variety of methods and approaches were assembled and evaluated to identify informal guidelines for use in evaluation of the National Status and Trends (NS&:T) Program sediment data, and the data from three basic approaches to the establishment of effects-based criteria were evaluated: the equilibriumpartitioning approach, the spiked-sediment bioassay approach and various methods of evaluating synoptically collected biological and chemical data in field surveys.
Initial evaluation of alternatives for development of sediment related criteria for toxic contaminants in marine water (Puget sound). Phase 1. Development of conceptual framework. Phase 2. Development and testing of the sediment-water equilibrium partitioning approach. Final report
S.P. Pavlou,D.P. Weston +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the goal of the project is to evaluate selected approaches to developing sediment criteria for Puget Sound, and the goal is to develop the equilibrium partitioning approach for sediment criteria.