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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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An evaluation of Australian sediment quality guidelines.
TL;DR: Predictive abilities of ISQGs were not markedly affected by normalization of organic compounds to organic carbon or the use of dilute acid extractions for metals, suggesting that the guidelines are applicable to a wide range of conditions.
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Assessment of human-induced change and biological risk posed by contaminants in estuarine/harbour sediments: Sydney Harbour/estuary (Australia).
TL;DR: The mean enrichment quotient (MEQ) for Cu, Pb and Zn provides the magnitude of human-induced change, (deviation from the pristine condition), while sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) assess the risk posed by sedimentary contaminants to the benthic community.
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Persistent organic pollution characterization of sediments in Pearl River estuary.
TL;DR: The data suggests that DDT might still be applied illegally within the region recently and that the prevalent levels of DDTs and HCHs in sediments are likely to pose detrimental biological effects on benthic organisms.
Effects of Sediment Contaminants and Environmental Gradients on Macrobenthic Community Trophic Structure
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of sediment contaminants and natural environmental factors on macrobenthic community trophic structure was studied in the northern Gulf of Mexico and a multiple regression model consisting of five principal components was used to distinguish the effects of sediment contamination and environmental variables on benthic communities.
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Geo-accumulation index and contamination factors of heavy metals (Zn and Pb) in urban river sediment
Hazzeman Haris,Hazzeman Haris,Ley Juen Looi,Ahmad Zaharin Aris,Nor Farhanna Mokhtar,Nur Ain Ayunie Ayob,Fatimah Md. Yusoff,Abu Bakar Salleh,Sarva Mangala Praveena +8 more
TL;DR: Findings indicated that the sediment of the Langat River is severely polluted with Pb, with 40% of the sampling points found to have a Pb concentration higher than the consensus-based probable effect concentration of 128 mg/kg (concentrations above this value are likely to cause harmful effects).
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Mercury Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
TL;DR: A review of the available literature on the ecological and toxicological aspects of mercury (Hg) in the environment, with special reference to fish and wildlife resources, is reviewed and summarized in this paper.
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Selenium Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review
TL;DR: A review of the environmental and toxicological aspects of selenium in the environment is presented in this paper, including its chemistry, background residues in biological and other materials, and toxic, sub-lethal, and latent effects (including the effects of Se deficiency).
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Current approaches to developing sediment quality criteria
TL;DR: It is concluded that, for chemical-by-chemical criteria, the equilibrium partitioning method shows promise; for criteria that are also applicable to chemical mixtures, the apparent effects threshold/sediment quality triad approaches appear to be most appropriate.