Habitat conditions and correlations of sediment quality triad indicators in delaware bay

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 121, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 179-210

  Hartwell, S Ian ^a   Hameedi, M Jawed ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Delaware Bay; Indicators; Sediment quality triad; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

BENTHIC COMMUNITY IMPACT; FRESH/SALT MIXING ZONE; SEDIMENT QUALITY TRIAD;

OCEAN HABITATS;

PYROGEN; SEA WATER;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTANT;

DELAWARE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ANNELIDA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DELAWARE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RIVERS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33750285497     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9115-3     Document Type: Article

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