Predicting stress in benthic communities of southeastern U.S. estuaries in relation to chemical contamination of sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2557-2564

  Hyland, Jeffrey L ^a   Van Dolah, Robert F ^b   Snoots, Timothy R ^b  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Environmental; Monitoring and Assessment Program; Sediment contamination; Sediment quality guidelines; Southeastern estuaries

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STRESS;

EID: 0032716510     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620181124     Document Type: Article

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