Development and evaluation of sediment quality guidelines for Florida coastal waters

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-278

  Macdonald, Donald D ^a   Carr, R Scott ^b   Calder, Fred D ^c   Long, Edward R ^d   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^e  

^a MacDonald Environ Sciences Ltd   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological effects; Contaminants; Estuarine; Marine; Sediment quality guidelines

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ESTUARY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECT; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE; CONTAMINATION; ESTUARY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT QUALITY; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES;

GULF OF MEXICO; USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0030430557     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00118995     Document Type: Article

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