Application of sediment quality guidelines in the assessment and management of contaminated surficial sediments in Port Jackson (Sydney harbour), Australia

Environmental Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 860-870

  Birch, Gavin F ^a   Taylor, Stuart E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological effects; Contaminants; Estuary; Sediment quality guidelines; Sydney, Estuarine management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANT; BENTHOS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; ECOTOXICITY; ESTUARY; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DATA REDUCTION; MARINE APPLICATIONS; PORTS AND HARBORS; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; LEAD; ZINC;

GUIDELINE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT JACKSON;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036615840     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-001-2620-4     Document Type: Article

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