Contaminant chemistry and toxicity of sediments in Sydney Harbour, Australia: Spatial extent and chemistry-toxicity relationships

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 363, Issue , 2008, Pages 71-87

  Birch, Gavin F ^a   McCready, Stephanie ^a   Long, Edward R ^b   Taylor, Stuart S ^a,c   Spyrakis, Gina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ERL Environmental   (United States)

^c URS   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Sediment quality; Sediment quality guidelines; Sediment toxicity; Sydney Harbour

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GUIDELINE; HARBOR; METABOLISM; POREWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST;

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

EID: 49449114384     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07445     Document Type: Article

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