Overview

Contaminated sediments represent an ongoing threat to the health of aquatic ecosystems. The assessment of sediment quality is, therefore, an important concern for environmental regulators. Sediment quality guidelines are now well established in regulatory frameworks worldwide; however, practical guidance that covers all of the key aspects of sediment quality assessment is not readily available.

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Author:   Stuart Simpson ,  Graeme Batley
Publisher:   CSIRO Publishing
Imprint:   CSIRO Publishing
Edition:   Second Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.926kg
ISBN:  

9781486303847

ISBN 10:   1486303846
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   01 February 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface About the editors About the authors Other contributors 1. Introduction 2. Sediment sampling, sample preparation and general analysis 3. Chemistry of sediment contaminants 4. Sediment ecotoxicology 5. Bioaccumulation 6. Biomarkers 7. Ecological assessment 8. Summary Appendices Appendix A. Sediment quality guideline values Appendix B. Preparation of contaminant-spiked sediments Appendix C. Acid Volatile Sulfide (AVS) analysis Appendix D. Protocol for whole-sediment bioassay using the marine microalga Entomoneis cf punctulata Appendix E. Protocol for 10-day whole-sediment sub-lethal (reproduction) and acute toxicity tests using the epibenthic amphipod Melita plumulosa Appendix F. Protocol for whole-sediment sub-lethal (reproduction) toxicity tests using the copepod Nitocra spinipes (harpacticoid) Appendix G. Protocols for 10-day whole-sediment lethality toxicity tests and 30-day bioaccumulation tests using the deposit-feeding benthic bivalve Tellina deltoidalis Appendix H. Protocol for 10-day whole-sediment sub-lethal and acute toxicity tests using the freshwater chironomid Chironomus tepperi Appendix I. Protocol for whole-sediment acute and sub-lethal toxicity tests using the freshwater pond snail Physa acuta Appendix J. Protocol for whole-sediment bivalve biomarker assays using Tellina deltoidalis and Anadara trapezia Appendix K. Ecotoxicogenomics: microarray analysis of gene expression in sediment biota Glossary of terms and acronyms Index

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Dr Stuart Simpson is a Senior Principal Research Scientist with the CSIRO Land and Water Flagship. Dr Graeme Batley is a Chief Research Scientist, also with CSIRO, and past Director of their Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research.

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