Measurements of acid volatile sulfide and simultaneously extracted metals are irreproducible among laboratories

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1453-1456

  Hammerschmidt, Chad R ^a   Burton Jr , G Allen ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical chemistry; Aquatic toxicology; Metal bioavailability; Sediment assessment

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; LEAD; METALS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

ACID VOLATILE SULFIDES; ACID-VOLATILE SULFIDE; ACTIVE FRACTION; ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; AQUATIC BIOTA; AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; METAL BIOAVAILABILITY; METAL TOXICITY; REGULATORY DECISIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SEM; SIMULTANEOUSLY EXTRACTED METALS; SOLID PHASIS; STREAM SEDIMENTS;

TOXICITY;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ACID; ANOXIC SEDIMENT; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; HEAVY METAL; PARTITIONING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFIDE; TOXICITY; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; METAL EXTRACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDIMENT; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PH; VOLATILIZATION;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; SULFIDES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 77955726865     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.173     Document Type: Article

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