New Technique for Sediment/Organism Equilibrium Partitioning Studies

Abstract

Sediment Quality Criteria (SQC) based on EqP are under development by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A stated purpose of SQC is the regulation of dredged material disposal. Long-term Effects of Dredging Operations (LEDO) Work Unit 32571, Relationships Between Sediment Geochemistry and Biological Effects, is researching methods to characterize the interactions between geochemical and physicochemical processes and contaminant uptake in, and effects on, aquatic organisms. This research will enable the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other interested parties to best evaluate the adequacy of the EqP-based SQC as they are proposed and promulgated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA381125

Entities

People

  • James M. Brannon
  • Jane Feldhaus
  • Louis N. Ace
  • Victor A. Mcfarland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Dredging
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Equations
  • Fish
  • Measurement
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  • Sediments
  • Steady State
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering