Metallic and organic contaminants in sediments of Sydney Harbour, Australia and vicinity - A chemical dataset for evaluating sediment quality guidelines

Environment International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-465

  McCready, Stephanie ^a   Birch, Gavin F ^a   Long, Edward R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ERL Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Metals; Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment quality guidelines; Sediments; Sydney Harbour

Indexed keywords

LEAD; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PORTS AND HARBORS; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; TOXICITY; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; COASTAL LAKES; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES;

IMPURITIES;

CHEMICAL AGENT; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; COASTAL WATER; DATA SET; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; PAH; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTH AMERICA; SYDNEY HARBOUR;

EID: 33645959178     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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