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An Evaluation of the Screening Level Concentration Approach for Validation of Sediment Quality Criteria for Freshwater and Saltwater Ecosystems / JM. Neff, BW. Cornaby, RM. Vaga, TC. Gulbransen, JA. Scanlon, DJ. Bean

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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment: 10th Volume (10th : 1986 : New Orleans)
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1 online resource (13 pages) : illustrations, figures, tables
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Bean, DJ., Cornaby, BW., Gulbransen, TC., Neff, JM., Scanlon, JA., Vaga, RM., American Society for Testing and Materials, and ASTM International
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Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated an effort to develop sediment quality criteria for both freshwater and marine ecosystems. The Screening Level Concentration (SLC) approach is one of several methods EPA is evaluating for calculating sediment quality criteria. The SLC approach uses field data on the cooccurrence in sediments of benthic infaunal invertebrates and different concentrations of the nonpolar organic contaminant of interest. The SLC method is designed to estimate the highest concentration (normalized to sediment organic carbon concentration) of a particular nonpolar organic contaminant in sediments that can be tolerated by approximately 95% of benthic infauna. As such, the SLC value could be used in a regulatory context as the concentration of a contaminant in sediment that, if exceeded, could lead to environmental degradation.
Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation
Volume 1988, Issue 971 (January 1988)
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9780803150430 (e-ISBN)
9780803109780
0803109784
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Includes bibliographical references 15.
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Electronic reproduction. W. Conshohocken, Pa. : ASTM International, 1988. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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