Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8870783 Marine Pollution Bulletin 2018 15 Pages PDF
Abstract
Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) are used as an initial screening tool to identify locations and chemicals of most concern in the marine environments. SQGs are used to (A) assess the distribution and risk of single contaminants (Pb) and (B) of contaminant mixtures (metals, organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) using Mean Effects Range Median Quotients (MERMQs), Examples given for Sydney estuary. Risk of adverse benthic risk increases from blue to red in each case. Gavin F Birch, Marine Pollution Bulletin.120
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