Guidelines for copper in sediments with varying properties

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1487-1495

  Simpson, Stuart L ^a   Batley, Graeme E ^a   Hamilton, Ian L ^a   Spadaro, David A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Guidelines; Invertebrates; Organic carbon; Particle size; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; COPPER; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; COPPER BIOAVAILABILITY; DEGREE OF CONSERVATISM; GUIDELINES; INVERTEBRATES; SEDIMENT PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINE (SQGS); SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

COPPER; ORGANIC CARBON;

BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; GUIDELINE; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LAKE SEDIMENT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPIKE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 82455179425     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.08.044     Document Type: Article

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