Hazard ranking of contaminated sediments based on chemical analysis, laboratory toxicity tests, and benthic community composition: Prioritizing sites for remedial action

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 639-652

  Wildhaber, Mark L ^a   Schmitt, Christopher J ^a  

^a National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

benthic community; Ranking; remediation; sediment; toxic units; toxicity

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA;

BENTHIC FAUNA; CONTAMINATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 0029659958     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(96)70986-3     Document Type: Article

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