Applications of Numerical Sediment Quality Targets for Assessing Sediment Quality Conditions in a US Great Lakes Area of Concern

Environmental Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 128-140

  Crane, Judy L ^a   MacDonald, Donald D ^b  

^a MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

^b MacDonald Environmental Sciences Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Area of Concern; Contaminated sediments; Great Lakes, St. Louis River; Sediment quality guidelines; Sediment quality targets

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WATER RESOURCES;

SEDIMENT QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT LAKES REGION; INVERTEBRATES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0142249298     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-2646-x     Document Type: Article

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