Predicting the toxicity of metal-spiked laboratory sediments using acid- volatile sulfide and interstitial water normalizations

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2067-2079

  Berry, W J ^a   Hansen, D J ^a   Mahony, J D ^b   Robson, D L ^c   Di Toro, D M ^d   Shipley, B P ^e   Rogers, B ^f   Corbin, J M ^g   Boothman, W S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^d HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^e Springborn Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^f SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^g Texas Nat Rsrc Conserv Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Interstitial water; Metals; Sediments; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMPELISCA ABDITA; AMPHIPODA;

EID: 0029956664     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620151203     Document Type: Article

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