Predicting sediment toxicity at former manufactured gas plants using equilibrium partitioning benchmarks for PAH mixtures

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-319

  Driscoll, Susan B Kane ^a   Amos, C Bennett ^a   Mcardle, Margaret E ^a   Menzie, Charles A ^a   Coleman, Andrew ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Equilibrium partitioning; MGP; PAHs; Sediment

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES; BLACK CARBON; EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; HYALELLA AZTECA; MANUFACTURED GAS PLANTS; MGP; PAH MIXTURES; PAHS; PHASE MODEL; SEDIMENT ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; SEDIMENT TOXICITY TESTS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXIC UNIT; TOXICITY TEST; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

ANIMALS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENCHMARKING; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON BLACK; COKE; GAS PLANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION; TOXICITY;

ORGANIC CARBON;

HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 70449331560     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380902799508     Document Type: Article

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