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Predicting the toxicity of sediment-associated trace metals with simultaneously extracted trace metal: Acid-volatile sulfide concentrations and dry weight-normalized concentrations: A critical comparison
✍ Scribed by Edward R. Long; Donald D. MacDonald; James C. Cubbage; Chris G. Ingersoll
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-7268
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The relative abilities of sediment concentrations of simultaneously extracted trace metal: acid‐volatile sulfide (SEM: AVS) and dry weight‐normalized trace metals to correctly predict both toxicity and nontoxicity were compared by analysis of 77 field‐collected samples. Relative to the SEM:AVS concentrations, sediment guidelines based upon dry weight‐normalized concentrations were equally or slightly more accurate in predicting both nontoxic and toxic results in laboratory tests.