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Sediment Quality Guidelines

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Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: Dieldrin (PDF, 75 pp., 9.6 MB)

Procedures for the Derivation of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks (ESBs) for the Protection of Benthic Organisms: Endrin (PDF, 73 pp., 7 MB)

National Sediment Inventory. Appendix D — Screening Values for
Chemicals Evaluated
(PDF)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Sediment Guidelines

Sediment Quality Guidelines Developed for the National Status and Trends Program (PDF)

Screening Quick Reference Tables (SQuiRTs)

US Geological Survey

Sediment Effect Concentrations

Sediment Effect Concentration (SEC) Database

Prediction of Sediment Toxicity using Consensus-based Freshwater Sediment Quality Guidelines (US Geological Survey and five other collaborating organizations) (PDF)

Washington Department of Ecology

Sediment Quality Chemical Criteria

Sediment Management Standards

Developing Health-Based Sediment Quality Criteria for Cleanup Sites: A Case Study Report

Environment Canada

Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines

Summary Tables: Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life

List of Canadian Sediment Quality Guideline Publications

Other Guidelines

Technical Guidance for Screening Contaminated Sediments (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) (PDF)

1994 Florida Sediment Quality Assessment Guidelines (SQAGs) (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)

2nd Draft Document - Criteria for Managing Contaminated
Sediment in British Columbia
(awaiting posting on British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks Web site)

Summary of Discussions During the Interactive Short Course on "Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines in the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Sediments." Presented before the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in San Francisco, CA on Nov. 16, 1997 (Science Advisory Group on Sediment Quality Assessment)

Sediment Quality Objectives (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)

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