Estimation of partition coefficients for five trace metals in sandy sediments and application to sediment quality criteria

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2198-2208

  Hassan, S M ^a   Garrison, A W ^a   Allen, H E ^b   Di Toro, D M ^c   Ankley, G T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c HydroQual Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Chromatographic sand; Metal cations; Partition coefficient; Sandy sediments; Sediment quality criteria

Indexed keywords

TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0029856523     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620151214     Document Type: Article

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