Mechanistic sediment quality guidelines based on contaminant bioavailability: Equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmarks

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-114

  Burgess, Robert M ^a   Berry, Walter J ^a   Mount, David R ^a   Di Toro, Dominic M ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Contaminated sediment; Equilibrium partitioning; Equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmark; Sediment quality guideline

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING; EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING SEDIMENT BENCHMARKS; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; IMPURITIES; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILVER; WATER; ZINC;

BENCHMARKING; BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; GUIDELINE; METAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUSPENDED LOAD;

BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEDIMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84871268379     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2025     Document Type: Review

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