Misfit between sediment toxicity and chemistry

Authors
O'Connor, TP Paul, JF
Citation
Tp. O'Connor et Jf. Paul, Misfit between sediment toxicity and chemistry, MAR POLL B, 40(1), 2000, pp. 59-64
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
ISSN journal
0025326X → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
59 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-326X(200001)40:1<59:MBSTAC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
In the United States, the EPA EMAP-Estuaries Program and the NOAA Bioeffect s Surveys provide large data sets with which to test proposed relationships between sediment chemistry and toxicity. The conclusion is that no chemica l measurement reliably predicts sediment toxicity. These findings challenge the use of chemical data to imply biological hazard and the way toxicity d ata are used in sediment management. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.