Application of Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) procedures for the characterization and management of dredged harbor sediments

► TIEs identified the chemicals exerting toxicity in whole-sediments and elutriates. ► In sediments organic compounds were the major contaminants causing toxicity. ► TIEs allowed to investigate the mobility of contaminants during dredging. ► TIEs seem promising for the characterization and management of dredged material.