Development, Evaluation, and Application of Sediment Quality Targets for Assessing and Managing Contaminated Sediments in Tampa Bay, Florida

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-161

  MacDonald, Donald D ^a   Carr, R S ^b   Eckenrod, D ^c   Greening, H ^c   Grabe, S ^d   Ingersoll, C G ^e   Janicki, S ^f   Janicki, T ^f   Lindskoog, R A ^a   Long, E R ^g   Pribble, R ^f   Sloane, G ^h   Smorong, D E ^a  

^a MacDonald Environmental Sciences Ltd   (Canada)

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

^c Tampa Bay Estuary Program   (United States)

^d Hillsborough Co Enviro Pro Commn   (United States)

^e Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^f Janicki Environmental Inc   (United States)

^g ERL Environmental   (United States)

^h FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BIOINDICATOR; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; EVALUATION; HEALTH HAZARD; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 10744225531     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-003-2270-z     Document Type: Article

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