Comparative sediment quality guideline performance for predicting sediment toxicity in Southern California, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3173-3182

  Vidal, Doris E ^a   Bay, Steven M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Sediment quality guidelines; Sediment toxicity; Southern California

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; MIXTURES; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AMPHIPODS; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;

TOXICITY;

1 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; 1 METHYLPHENANTHRENE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; 2,6 DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE; ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[E]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BIPHENYL; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHROMIUM; CHRYSENE; COPPER; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; DIELDRIN; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; PERYLENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; DRY WEIGHT; MORTALITY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DDT; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GUIDELINES; INSECTICIDES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA;

EID: 28444469812     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-656R.1     Document Type: Article

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