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NATIONAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS RESEARCH LABORATORY

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT JOURNAL ARTICLES 1995 - 2005
CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT PUBLISHED REPORTS
SEDIMENT BOOK CHAPTERS 1995 - 2005

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Contaminated Sediment Journal Articles 1995 – 2007

Abdelrhman MA, Bergen BJ, Nelson WG. 1998. Modeling of PCB concentrations in water and biota (Mytilus edulis) in New Bedford Harbor, Massachusetts. Estuaries 21(3):435-448.

Abdelrhman MA, Paul JF, Davis WR. 1996. Analysis procedure for and application of a device for simulating sediment entrainment. Marine Geology 129:337-350.

Ankley GT, Berry WJ, DiToro DM, Hansen DJ, Hoke RA, Mount DR, Reiley MC, Swartz RC, Zarba CS. 1996. Use of equilibrium partitioning to establish sediment quality criteria for nonionic chemicals: A reply to Iannuzzi et al. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:1019-1024. 

Ankley GT, DiToro DM, Hansen DJ, Berry WJ. 1996. Editorial: Assessing the ecological risk of metals in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15(12):2053-2055.

Ankley GT, DiToro DM, Hansen DJ, Berry WJ. 1996. Technical basis and proposal for deriving sediment quality criteria for metals. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15(12):2056-2066.

Ankley GT, Erickson RJ, Phipps GL, Mattson VR, Kosian PA, Sheedy BR, Cox J. 1995. Effects of light intensity on the phototoxicity of fluoranthene to a benthic macroinvertebrate. Environmental Science & Technology 29:2828-2833.

Ankley GT, Erickson RJ, Sheedy BR, Kosian PA, Mattson VR.1997. Evaluation of models for predicting the phototoxic potency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Aquatic Toxicology 37:37-50.

Ankley GT, Liber K, Call DJ, Markee T, Canfield T, Ingersoll CG. 1996. A field investigation of the relationship between zinc and acid volatile sulfide concentrations in freshwater sediments.  Journal of Aquatic Ecosystems and Health 5:255-264.

Ankley GT, Mekenyan OG, Kosian PA, Mount DR, Monson PD, Call DJ. 1996. Identification of phototoxic polycyclic hydrocarbons in sediments through sample fractionation and QSAR analysis. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research 5:177-183.

Ankley GT, Mount DR. 1996. Retrospective analysis of the ecological risk of contaminant mixtures in aquatic sediments. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 2:434-440. 

Ankley GT, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Dierkes J. 1996. Application of toxicity identification evaluation techniques to pore water from Buffalo River sediments. Journal of Great Lakes Research 22:534-544.

Ankley GT, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Monson PD. 1995. Influence of pH and hardness on toxicity of ammonia to the amphipod Hyalella azteca. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52:2078-2083. 

Ankley GT, Schubauer-Berigan MK. 1995. Background and overview of current sediment toxicity identification evaluation procedures. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystems and Health 4:133-149. 

Ankley GT.1996. Evaluation of metal: Acid volatile sulfide relationships in the prediction of metal
bioaccumulation by benthic macroinvertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:2138-2146.

Bell H, Liber K, Call DJ, Ankley GT. 2004. Evaluation of bioaccumulation and photo-induced toxicity of fluoranthene in larval and adult life-stages of Chironomus tentans. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 47:297-303.

Benoit DA, Sibley PK, Juenemann PS, Ankley GT. 1997. Chironomus tentans life cycle test: Design and evaluation for use in assessing toxicity of contaminant sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:1165-1176.

Bergen BJ, Rahn KA, Nelson WG. 1998. Remediation at a marine Superfund site: surficial sediment PCB congener concentration, composition, and redistribution. Environmental Science and Technology 32(22):3496-3501.

Berry WJ, Boothman WS, Serbst JR, Edwards PA. 2004. Predicting the toxicity of chromium in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(12):2981-2992.

Berry WJ, Cantwell MG, Edwards PA, Serbst JR, Hansen DJ. 1999. Predicting toxicity of sediments spiked with silver. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18(1):40-48.

Berry WJ, Hansen DJ, Mahony JD, Robson DL, DiToro DM, Shipley BP, Rogers BA, Corbin JM, Boothman WS. 1996. Predicting the toxicity of metal-spiked laboratory sediments using acid volatile
sulfide and interstitial water normalizations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15(12):2067-2079.

Besser JM, Ingersoll CG, Leonard EN, Mount DR. 1998. Effect of zeolite on toxicity of ammonia and metals in freshwater sediments: Implications for toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) procedures. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17:2310-2317.

Boesch DF, Paul JF. 2001. An overview perspective on coastal environmental health indicators. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 7(5):1409-1417.

Boese BL, Lee H, Specht DT, Pelletier J, Randall RC. 1996. Evaluation of PCB and hexachlorobenzene biota-sediment accumulation factors based on ingested sediment in a deposit-feeding clam. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15(9):1584-1589.

Boese BL, Winsor MH, Lee H, Echols S, Pelletier J, Randall RC. 1995. PCB congeners and hexachlorobenzene biota sediment accumulation factors for Macoma nasuta exposed to sediments with different total organic carbon contents. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14(2):303-310.

Boothman WS, Hansen DJ, Berry WJ, Robson DL, Helmstetter A, Corbin JM, Pratt SD. 2001. Biological response to variation of acid volatile sulfides and metals in field-exposed spiked sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(2):264-272.

Bradley MP, Paul JF, Smith ER, Striz EA (Guest Editors). 2004. Special Issue: Using Science to Assess Environmental Vulnerabilities. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 94(1-3):1-277.

Burgess RM, Cantwell MG, Pelletier MC, Ho KT, Serbst JR, Cook GS, Kuhn A. 2000. Development of a Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) procedure for characterizing metal toxicity in marine sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19(4):982-991.

Burgess RM, Lohmann R. 2004. Letter to the Editor - Role of black carbon in the partitioning and bioavailability of organic pollutants. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:2531-2533.

Burgess RM, McKinney RA, Brown WA, Quinn JG. 1996. Isolation of marine sediment colloids and associated polychlorinated biphenyls: an evaluation of ultrafiltration and reverse-phase chromatography. Environmental Science and Technology 30(6):1923-1932.

Burgess RM, McKinney RA, Brown WA. 1996. Enrichment of marine sediment colloids with polychlorinated biphenyls: trends resulting from PCB solubility and chlorination. Environmental Science and Technology 30(8):2556-2566.

Burgess RM, McKinney RA. 1997. Effects of sediment homogenization on interstitial water PCB geochemistry. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 33:125-129.

Burgess RM, McKinney RA. 1999. Importance of interstitial, overlying water and whole sediment exposures to bioaccumulation by marine bivalves. Environmental Pollution 104:373-382.

Burgess RM, Pelletier MC, Gundersen JL, Perron MM, Ryba SA. 2005. Effects of different forms of organic carbon on the partitioning and bioavailability of nonylphenol. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24:1609-1617.

Burgess RM, Pelletier MC, Ho KT, Serbst JR, Ryba SA, Kuhn A, Perron MM, Raczelowski P, Cantwell MG. 2003. Removal of ammonia toxicity in marine sediment TIEs: a comparison of Ulva lactuca, zeolite, and aeration methods. Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(5):607-618.

Burgess RM, Perron MM, Cantwell MG, Ho KT, Serbst JR, Pelletier MC. 2004. Use of zeolite for removing ammonia and ammonia-caused toxicity in marine Toxicity Identification Evaluations (TIEs). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 47:440-447.

Burgess RM, Ryba SA, Cantwell MG, Gundersen JL. 2001. Exploratory analysis of the effects of particulate characteristics on the variation in partitioning of nonpolar organic contaminants to marine sediments. Water Research 35(18):4390-4404.

Burgess RM, Ryba SA, Cantwell MG. 2000. Importance of organic carbon quantity on the variation of Koc in marine sediments. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 77:9-29.

Burgess RM, Ryba SA, Perron MM, Tien R, Thibodeau LM, Cantwell MG. 2004. Sorption of 2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl and fluoranthene to a marine sediment amended with different types of black carbon. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(11):2534-2544.

Burgess RM, Ryba SA. 1998. A comparison of colloid: contaminant C18-based techniques using PCB contaminated humic substances and interstitial waters. Chemosphere 36:2549-2568.

Burgess RM. 2000. Characterizing and identifying toxicants in marine waters: a review of marine Toxicity Identification Evaluations (TIEs). International Journal of Environment and Pollution. 13:2-33.

Burgess, R. M.; Perron, M. M.; Cantwell, M. G.; Ho, K. T.; Pelletier, M. C.; Serbst, J. R.;  Ryba, S. A.  Marine Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluation Methods For The Anionic Metals Arsenic And Chromium.  Env. Toxicol. Chem.  2007, 26, 61-67.

Burgess, R. M.; Ryba, S. A.; Cantwell, M. G.; Gundersen, J. L.; Tien, R.; Perrson, M. M.  Interaction Of Planar And Nonplanar Organic Contaminants With Coal Fly Ash: Effects Of Polar And Nonpolar Solvent Solutions. Env. Toxicol. Chem.  2006, 25, 2028-2037.

Burkhard LP, Cook PM, Lukasewycz MT. 2004. Biota-sediment accumulation factors for polychlorinated biphenyls, dibenzo-p-dioxins, and dibenzofurans in southern Lake Michigan trout (Salvelinus namaycush).  Environmental Science & Technology 38(20):5297-5305. 

Burkhard LP, Cook PM, Lukasewycz MT. 2005. Comparison of biota-sediment accumulation factors across ecosystems.  Environmental Science & Technology 39:6716-6721.

Burkhard LP, Cook PM, Mount DR. 2003. The relationship of bioaccumulative chemicals in water and sediment to residues in fish: A visualization approach. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:2822-2830.

Burkhard LP, Endicott DD, Cook PM, Sappington K, Winchester EL. 2003. Evaluation of two methods for prediction of bioaccumulation factors. Environmental Science & Technology 37:4626-4634. 

Burkhard LP, Lukasewycz MT.  2000. Some BAFs and BSAFs for PAHs in lake trout.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19:1427-1429.

Burkhard LP, Sheedy BR. 1995. Evaluation of screening procedures for bioconcentratable organic chemicals in effluents and sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14:697-711. 

Burkhard LP. 1998. Comparison of two models for predicting bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic chemicals in a Great Lakes food web. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17:383-303. 

Burkhard LP. 2000. Estimating dissolved organic carbon partition coefficients for nonionic organic chemicals. Environmental Science & Technology 19:4663-4668.  

Burkhard LP. 2003. Factors influencing the design of bioaccumulation factor and biota-sediment accumulation factor field studies. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:351-360. 

Burkhard, L. P.; Cook, P. M.; Lukasewycz, M. T.  Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factors For Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzo-P-Dioxins, And Dibenzofurans In Southern Lake Michigan Lake Trout (Salvelinus Namaycush). Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38, 5297-5305.

Burkhard, L. P.; Cook, P. M.; Lukasewycz, M. T.  Comparison Of Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factors Across Ecosystems.  Environ. Sci. Technol.  2005, 39, 5716-5721.

Burkhard, L. P.; Lukasewycz, M. T.  Toxicity Equivalency Values For Polychlorinated Biphenyl Mixtures.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem.  In press.

Burkhard, L.P.; Cook, P. M.; Lukasewycz, M.T.  A Hybrid Empirical-Mechanistic Modeling Approach For Extrapolating Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factors And Bioaccumulation Factors Across Species, Time, And/Or Ecosystems.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2006, 25, 1946-1952.

Burton G, Norberg-King TJ, Ingersoll CG, Ankley GT, Winger PV, Kubitz J, Lazorchak J, Smith M, Greer I, Dwyer F, Call DJ, Day KE, Kennedy P, Stinson M. 1996. Interlaboratory study of precision: Hyalella azteca, Chironomus tentans freshwater sediment toxicity assays. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:1335-1343. 

Call DJ, Cox D, Geiger D, Genisot K, Markee T, Brooke LT, Polkinghorne CN, VandeVenter F, Robillard KA, Gorsuch JW, Parkerton TF, Reiley MC, Ankley GT, Mount DR.  2001. An assessment of the toxicity of phthalate esters to freshwater benthos: 2. Sediment exposures. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20:1805-1815. 

Call DJ, Liber K, Whiteman FW, Dawson TW, Brooke LT. 1999. Observations on the 10-day Chironomus tentans survival and growth bioassay in evaluating Great Lakes sediments. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25:171-178.

Call DJ, Markee T, Geiger D, Brooke LT, VandeVenter F, Cox D, Genisot KI, Robillard KA, Gorsuch JW, Parkerton TF, Reiley MC, Ankley GT. 2001. An assessment of the toxicity of phthalate esters to freshwater benthos: 1. Aqueous exposures. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20:1798-1804.
Cantwell MG, Burgess RM, Kester DR. 2002. Release and phase partitioning of metals from anoxic estuarine sediments during periods of simulated resuspension. Environmental Science and Technology 36:5328-5334.

Cantwell MG, Burgess RM. 2001. Metal-colloid partitioning in artificial interstitial waters of marine sediments: influences of salinity, pH, and colloidal organic carbon concentration. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(11):2420-2427.

Cantwell MG, Burgess RM. 2004. Variability of parameters measured during the resuspension of sediments with a particle entrainment simulator. Chemosphere 56(1):51-58.

Cantwell, M. G.; King, J. W.; Burgess, R. M.; Appleby, P. G.  Reconstruction Of Contaminant Trends In A Salt Wedge Estuary With Sediment Cores Dated Using A Multiple Proxy Approach. Mar. Environ. Res.  2007, 64, 225-246.

Cantwell, M. G.; King, J.; Burgess, R. M.  Temporal Trends Of Aroclor 1268 In The
Caulfield DD, Filkins JC. 1999. Acoustic techniques for the mapping of the distribution of contaminated sediments. Northeastern Geology and Environmental Science 21:130-135.

Chapman PM, Ho KT, Munns WR, Solomon K, Weinstein MP. 2002. Issues in sediment toxicity and ecological risk assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44(4):271-278.

Comeleo RL, Paul JF, August PV, Copeland JL, Baker C, Hale SS, Latimer RW. 1996. Relationships between watershed stressors and sediment contamination in Chesapeake Bay estuaries. Landscape Ecology 11(5):307-319.

Cotter AM, Kosian PA, Hoke RA, Ankley GT. 1996. Extraction and analysis of low levels of DDT, DDE, and DDD in small volumes of sediment pore water. Chemosphere 33:1341-1354. 

Crane, J.L.; Richards, C.; Breneman, D.; Lozano, S.; Schuldt, J. A.  Evaluating Methods For Assessing Sediment Quality In A Great Lake Embayment.  Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 2005, 8, 323-349.

Davis WR, Draxler AFJ, Paul JF, Vitaliano JJ. 1998. Benthic biological processes and EH as a basis for a benthic index. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 51: 259-268.

Dawson TD, Lott KG, Leonard EN, Mount DR. 2003. Time course of metal loss in Lumbriculus variegatus following sediment exposure. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:886-889. 

DeFoe DL, Ankley GT. 1998. Influence of storage time on toxicity of freshwater sediments to benthic macroinvertebrates. Environmental Pollution 99:123-131. 

DeFoe DL, Ankley GT. 2003. Evaluation of time-to-effects as a basis for quantifying the toxicity of contaminated sediments. Chemosphere 51:1-5. 

Dewitt TH, Swartz RC, Hansen DJ, McGovern DG, Berry WJ. 1996. Bioavailability and chronic toxicity of cadmium in sediment to the estuarine amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15(12):2095-2101.

Diamond SA, Milroy NJ, Mattson VR, Heinis LJ, Mount DR. 2003. Photoactivated toxicity in amphipods collected from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated sites. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:2752-2760.  

DiToro DM, Mahony JD, Hensen DJ, Berry WJ. 1996. Model of the oxidation of iron and cadmium sulfide in sediments. Environment Toxicology and Chemistry 15(12):2168-2186.

Draxler JAF, Zdanowicz V, Deshpande AD, Finneran T, Arlen L, Packeri D, Davis WR, White H. 1996. Physical, chemical and microbial properties of sediments at the 106-Mile sewage sludge dumpsite. Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 2:343-368.

Endicott DD, Kreis RG, Mackelburg LE, Kandt DJ. 1998. PCB bioaccumulation by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha): Comparison of laboratory and modeling approaches to data for Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 24:411-426.

Ferretti JA, Calesso DF, Lazorchak JM, Dolce TJ, Arnold J, Goodfellow WL, Smith ME, Serbst JR. 2004. Interlaboratory comparison of a reduced volume marine sediment toxicity test method using the amphipod Ampelisca abdita. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(3):632-637.

Fisher WS, Cooper RL, Greene RM, Madden MC, Mundy W, Paul JF, Walker HA (Guest Editors). 2001. Special Issue: Indicators in health and ecological risk assessment. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 7(5):1-1566.

Froese KL, Verbrugge DA, Ankley GT, Niemi GJ, Larsen C, Giesy J. 1998. Bioaccumulation of PCBs from sediments to aquatic insects and tree swallow eggs and nestlings in Saginaw Bay, Michigan. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17:484-492.  

Gailani J, Lick J, Ziegler C, Endicott DD. 1996. Development and calibration of a fine-grained sediment transport model for the Buffalo River. Journal of Great Lakes Research 22:765-778.

Gleason TR, Munns WR, Nacci DE. 2000. Projecting population-level response of purple sea urchins to lead contamination for an estuarine ecological risk assessment. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 7:177-185.

Gundersen JL, Macintyre WG, Hale RC. 1997. pH-Dependent sorption of chlorinated guaiacols on estuarine sediments: the effects of humic acids and TOC. Environmental Science and Technology 31(1):188-193.

Hansen DJ, Berry WJ, Mahony J, DiToro DM, Ankley GT, Ma ZQ. 1996. Predicting the toxicity of metals-contaminated field sediments using interstitial concentrations of metal and acid sulfide normalization. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:2080-2094.

Hansen DJ, Berry WJ, Mahony JD, Boothman WS, DiToro DM, Robson DL, Ankley GT, Ma D, Yan Q, Pesch CE. 1996. Predicting the toxicity of metal-spiked laboratory sediments using acid volatile sulfide and interstitial water normalizations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15(12):2080-2094.

Hansen DJ, Mahony JD, Berry WJ, Benyi SJ. 1996. Chronic effect of cadmium in sediments on colonization by benthic marine organisms: an evaluation of the role of interstitial cadmium and acid volatile sulfide in biological availability. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15(12):2126-2137.

Hassan S, Garrison AW, Allen HE, Ankley GT, DiToro DM. 1996. Using the partition coefficients of five trace metals in sandy sediments and application to the sediment quality criteria. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:2198-2208. 

Heinis LJ, Highland TL, Mount DR. 2004. Method for testing the aquatic toxicity of sediment extracts for use in identifying organic toxicants in sediments. Environmental Science & Technology 38:6256-6262.  

Hinchey EK, Schaffner LC. 2005. An evaluation of electrode insertion techniques for measurement of redox potential in estuarine sediments Chemosphere 59(5):703-710.

Ho KT, Burgess RM, Pelletier MC, Serbst JR, Cook H, Cantwell MG, Ryba SA, Perron MM, Lebo J,
Huckins J, Petty J. 2004. Use of powdered coconut charcoal as a toxicity identification and evaluation
manipulation for organic toxicants in marine sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(9):2124-2131.

Ho KT, Burgess RM, Pelletier MC, Serbst JR, Ryba SA, Cantwell MG, Kuhn A, Raczelowski P. 2002. An overview of toxicant identification in sediments and dredged materials. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44(4):286-293.

Ho KT, Kuhn A, Pelletier M, McGee F, Burgess RM, Serbst J. 2000. Sediment toxicity assessment: comparison of standard and new testing designs. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 39(4):462-468.

Ho KT, Kuhn A, Pelletier MC, Burgess RM, Helmstetter A. 1999. Use of Ulva lactuca to distinguish pH-dependent toxicants in marine waters and sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18(2):207-212.

Ho KT, McKinney RA, Kuhn A, Pelletier MC, Burgess RM. 1997. Identification of acute toxicants in New Bedford Harbor sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16(3):551-558.

Ho KT, Patton LE, Latimer JS, Pruell RJ, Pelletier MC, McKinney RA, Jayaraman S. 1999. Chemistry and toxicity of sediment affected by oil from the North Cape spilled into Rhode Island Sound. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38(4):314-323.

Hoke RA, Ankley GT, Kosian PA, Cotter AM, Vandermeiden FM, Balcer M, Phipps GL, West CW, Cox JS. 1996.  Equilibrium partitioning as the basis for an integrated laboratory and field assessment of the impacts of DDT, DDE, and DDD in sediments. Ecotoxicology 6:101-125.

Hoke RA, Ankley GT, Peters J. 1995. Use of a freshwater sediment quality database in an evaluation of sediment quality criteria based on equilibrium partitioning and screening-level concentrations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14:451-459.

Hoke RA, Kosian PA, Ankley GT, Cotter AM, Vandermeiden FM, Phipps GL, Durhan EJ. 1995. Check studies with Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans in support of the development of a sediment quality criterion for dieldrin. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14:435-443.

Holmer M, Jensen HS, Christensen KK, Wigand C, Andersen FO. 1998. Sulfate reduction in lake sediments inhabited by the isoetid macrophytes Littorella uniflora and Isoetes lacustris. Aquatic Botany 60:307-324.

Huber M, Pelletier MC, Charles JB, Burgess RM. 1997. Ammonia tolerance of the bivalve mulinia lateralis sublethal sediment toxicity test. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 59:292-297.

Hyland JL, Balthis WL, Engle VD, Long ER, Paul JF, Summers JK, Van Dolah RF. 2003. Incidence of stress in benthic communities along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts within different ranges of sediment contamination from chemical mixtures. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 81(1-3):149-161.

Ingersoll CG, Ankley GT, Benoit DA, Brunson E, Burton G, Dwyer F, Hoke RA, Landrum PF, Norberg-
King TJ, Winger PV. 1995. Toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants using freshwater invertebrates: A review of methods and applications. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14:1885-1894. 

Ingersoll CG, Brunson E, Wang N, Dwyer F, Ankley GT, Mount DR, Huckins J, Petty J, Landrum PT. 2003. Uptake and depuration of non-ionic contaminants from sediment by the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:872-885. 

Jayaraman S, Pruell RJ, McKinney RA. 2001. Extraction of organic contaminants from marine sediments and tissues using microwave energy. Chemosphere 44:181-191.

Johnston RK, Munns WR, Tyler PL, Marajh-Whittemore P, Finkelstein K, Munney K, Short FT, Melville A, Hahn S. 2002. Weighing the evidence of ecological risk of chemical contamination in the estuarine environment adjacent to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:182-194.

Kahl MD, Makynen EA, Kosian PA, Ankley GT. 1997. Toxicity of 4-nonylphenol in a life-cycle test with the midge Chironomus tentans. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 38:155-160.

Kane-Driscoll, S. B.; Burgess, R. M.  An Overview Of The Development, Status, And Application Of Equilibrium Partitioning Sediment Benchmarks For PAH Mixtures. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 2007, 13, 286-301.

Kemble N, Dwyer F, Ingersoll CG, Dawson TD, Norberg-King TJ. 1999. Tolerance of freshwater test organisms to formulated sediments for use as control materials in whole-sediment toxicity tests. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:222-230. 

Kerfoot C, Harting SL, Rossmann R, Robbins JA. 2000. Anthropogenic copper inventories and mercury profiles from Lake Superior: Evidence for mining impacts. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25:663-682. 

Kiddon JA, Paul JF, Buffum HW, Strobel CS, Hale SS, Cobb D, Brown BS. 2003. Ecological condition of US Mid-Atlantic estuaries, 1997-1998. Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(10):1224-1244.

Kosian PA, Hoke RA, Ankley GT, Vandermeiden FM. 1995. Determination of dieldrin binding to dissolved organic material in sediment pore water using a reverse-phase separation technique. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14:445-450. 

Kosian PA, Makynen EA, Monson PD, Mount DR, Spacie A, Mekenyan OG, Ankley GT. 1998. Application of toxicity-based fractionation techniques and structure-activity relationship models for the identification of phototoxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment pore water.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17:1021-1033.

Kosian PA, West CW, Pasha MS, Cox J, Mount DR, Huggett R, Ankley GT.1999. Use of nonpolar resin for the reduction of fluoranthene bioavailability in sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:201-206. 

Kuhn A, Munns WR, Serbst JR, Edwards P, Cantwell MG, Gleason T, Pelletier M, Berry W. 2002. Evaluating the ecological significance of laboratory response data to predict population-level effects for the estuarine amphipod Ampelisca abdita. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:865-874.

Lake JL, McKinney RA, Lake CA, Osterman FA, Heltshe JF. 1995. Comparisons of patterns of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in water, sediment, and indigenous organisms from New Bedford Harbor, Massachusetts. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 29:207-220.

Lake JL, McKinney RA, Osterman FA, Lake CA. 1996. C-18-coated silica particles as a surrogate for benthic uptake of hydrophobic compounds from bedded sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15(12):2284-2289.

Latimer JS, Boothman WS, Pesch CE, Chmura GL, Pospelova V, Jayaraman S. 2003. Environmental stress and recovery: the geochemical record of human disturbance in New Bedford Harbor and Apponagansett Bay, Massachusetts (USA). The Science of The Total Environment 313(1-3):153-176.

Latimer JS, Davis WR, Keith DJ. 1999. Mobilization of PAHs and PCBs from in-place contaminated marine sediments during simulated resuspension events. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 49(4):577-595.

Latimer JS, Quinn JG. 1996. Historical trends and current inputs of hydrophobic organic compounds in a urban estuary: the sedimentary record. Environmental Science and Technology 30:623-633.

Lebo JA, Huckins JN, Petty JD, Cranor WL, Ho KT. 2003. Comparisons of coarse and fine versions of two carbons for reducing the bioavailabilities of sediment-bound hydrophobic organic contaminants. Chemosphere 50:1309-1317.

Lebo JA, Huckins JN, Petty JD, Ho KT, Stern EA. 2000. Selective removal of organic contaminants from sediments: a methodology for Toxicity Identification Evaluations (TIEs). Chemosphere 40:811-819.

Leonard EN, Ankley GT, Hoke RA.1996. Evaluation of metals in marine and freshwater surficial sediments from the environmental monitoring and assessment program relative to proposed sediment quality criteria for metals. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:2221-2232.

Leonard EN, Cotter AM, Ankley GT. 1996. Modified diffusion method for analysis of acid volatile sulfides and simultaneously extracted metals in freshwater sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:1479-1481.

Leonard EN, Mattson VR, Ankley GT. 1995. Horizon-specific oxidation of acid volatile sulfide in relation to the toxicity of cadmium spiked into a freshwater sediment. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 28:78-84.

Leonard EN, Mount DR, Ankley GT. 1999. Modification of metal partitioning by supplementing acid volatile sulfide in freshwater sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:858-864.

Liber K, Call DJ, Dawson TD, Whiteman FW, Dillon TM. 1996. Effects of Chironomus tentans larval growth retardation on adult emergence and ovipositing success: Implications for interpreting freshwater sediment bioassays. Hydrobiologia 323:155-167.

Liber K, Call DJ, Markee T, Balcer MD, Whiteman FW, Ankley GT. 1996. Effects of acid volatile sulfide on zinc bioavailability and toxicity to benthic macroinvertebrates: A spiked-sediment field experiment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:2113-2125.

Lohmann R, Burgess RM, Cantwell MG, Ryba SA, MacFarlane JK, Gschwend PM. 2004. Dependency of polychlorinated biphenyl and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bioaccumulation in Mya arenaria on both water column and sediment bed chemical activities. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:2551-2562.

Lukasewycz MT, Burkhard LP. 2005. Complete elimination of carbonates: A critical step in the accurate measurement of organic and black carbon in sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24:2218-2221.

Magnuson JJ, Webster KE, Assel RA, Bowser CJ, Dillon PJ, Eaton JG, Evans HE, Fee EJ, Hall RI, Mortsch LR, Schindler DW, Quinn FH.1997. Potential effects of climate changes on aquatic systems: Laurentian Great Lakes and Precambrian Shield Region. Hydrological Processes 11:825-871. 

Marvin C, Painter S, Rossmann R. 2004. Spatial and temporal patterns in mercury contamination in sediments of the Laurentian Great Lakes.  Environmental Research 95:351-362. 

Marvin C, Painter S, Williams D, Richardson V, Rossmann R, Van Hoof P. 2004. Spatial and temporal trends in surface water and sediment contamination in the Laurentian Great Lakes.  Environmental Pollution 129:131-144. 

Mattson, V. R.; Hockett, J. R.; Highland, T. L.; Ankley, G. T.; Mount, D. R.  Effects Of Low Dissolved Oxygen On Organisms Used In Freshwater Sediment Toxicity Tests.  Chemosphere, In press.

McKinney RA, Pruell RJ, Burgess RM. 1999. Ratio of the concentration of anthraquinone to anthracene in coastal marine sediments. Chemosphere 38(10):2415-2430.

Meyer JN, Nacci D, DiGuilio RT. 2002. Cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A) in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus): heritability of altered expression and relationship to survival in contaminated sediments. Toxicological Sciences 68:69-81.

Moll RA, Jude DJ, Rossmann R, Giesy J. 1995. Movement and loadings of inorganic contaminants through the lower Saginaw River. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21:17-34. 

Monson PD, Ankley GT, Kosian PA. 1995. Phototoxic response of Lumbriculus variegatus to sediments contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14:891-894. 

Mount DR, Dawson TD, Burkhard LP. 1999. Implications of gut purging for tissue residues determined in bioaccumulation testing of sediment with Lumbriculus variegatus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:1244-1249. 

Mount, D. R.; Highland T. L.; Mattson, V. R.; Dawson, T. D.; Ingersoll, C. G.  Use Of The Oligochaete Lumbriculus Variegatus As A Prey Organism For Aquatic Dietary Exposure Studies.  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2006, 25, 2760-2767.

Munns WR, Black DE, Gleason TR, Salomon K, Bengtson D, Gutjahr-Gobell R. 1997. Evaluation of the effects of dioxin and PCBs on Fundulus heteroclitus populations using a modeling approach. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:1074-1081.

Nacci D, Coiro L, Champlin D, Jayaraman S, McKinney R. 2002. Predicting the occurrence of genetic adaptation to dioxinlike compounds in populations of the estuarine fish Fundulus heteroclitus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21(7):1525-1532

Nacci D, Gleason T, Munns W. 2002. Evolutionary and ecological effects of multi-generational exposures to anthropogenic stressors. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 8:91-98.

Nacci D, Jayaraman S, Specker J. 2001. Stored retinoids in populations of an estuarine fish, Fundulus heteroclitus, indigenous to highly PCB-contaminated and reference sites. Archives Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 40(4):511-518.

Nacci D, Kohan M, Coiro L, George E. 2002. Effects of Benzo(a)pyrene exposure on a PCB-adapted fish population. Aquatic Toxicology 57:203-215.

Nacci D, Serbst J, Gleason TR, Cayula S, Thursby G, Munns WR, Johnston RK. 2000. Biological responses of the sea urchin, Arbacia punctulata, to lead contamination for an estuarine ecological risk assessment. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 7:187-199.

Nacci DE, Coiro L, Champlin D, Jayaraman S, McKinney R, Gleason T, Munns WR, Specker J, Cooper K. 1999. Adaptation of wild fish populations to persistent environmental contaminants. Marine Biology 134:9-17.

Nelson WG, Bergen BJ, Cobb DJ. 1995. Comparison of PCB and trace metals bioaccumulation in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, and the ribbed mussel, Modiolus demissus, in New Bedford Harbor, Massachusetts. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14(3):513-521.

Norberg-King, T. J.; Sibley, P. K.; Burton, G.; Ingersoll, C. G.; Kemble, N.; Ireland, S.; Mount, D. R.; Rowland, C.  Inter-Laboratory Evaluation Of Hyalella Azteca And Chironomus Tentans Short-Term And Long-Term Sediment Toxicity Tests. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2006, 25, 2662-2674.

O'Conner TP, Daskalakis KD, Hyland JL, Paul JF, Summers JK. 1998. Comparisons of sediment toxicity with predictions based on chemical guidelines. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17(3):468-471.
O'Conner TP, Paul JF. 2000. Misfit between sediment toxicity and chemistry. Marine Pollution Bulletin 40(1):59-64.

Parkerton, T.; Arnot, J.; Woodburn, K.; Weisbrod, A.; Russom, C.; Hoke, R.; Traas, T.; Bonnell, M.; Burkhard, L.; Lampi, M.  Guidance For Evaluating In-Vivo Fish Bioaccumulation Data.  Integr. Environ. Assess. Manag.  In press.

Paul JF, Comeleo RL, Copeland JL. 2002. Landscape metrics and estuarine sediment contamination in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern New England regions. Journal of Environmental Quality 31(3):836-843.

Paul JF, DeMoss TB. 2001. Integration of environmental indicators for the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 7(5):1555-1564.

Paul JF, Scott KJ, Campbell DE, Gentile JH, Strobel CS, Valente RM, Weisberg SB, Holland AF, Ranasinghe JA. 2001. Developing and applying a benthic index of estuarine condition for the Virginian biogeographic province. Ecological Indicators 1:83-99.

Paul JF, Strobel CJ, Melzian BD, Kiddon JA, Latimer JS, Campbell DE, Cobb DJ. 1998. State of the estuaries in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 51:269-284.

Paul JF, Walker HA, Munns WR. 1996. Evaluation of assessments conducted prior to disposal of New York/New Jersey sludge at the 106-Mile dumpsite. Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 3:299-312.

Pelletier MC, Ho KT, Cantwell MG, Kuhn-Hines A, Jayaraman S, Burgess RM. 2001. Use of Ulva lactuca to identify ammonia toxicity in marine and estuarine sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(12):2852-2859.

Pesch CE, Hansen DJ, Boothman WS, Berry WJ. 1995. Role of acid-volatile sulfide and interstitial water metal concentrations in determining bioavailability of cadmium/nickel from contaminated sediments to the marine polychaete Neanthes arenaceodentata. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14(1):129-141.
Peterson GS, Ankley GT, Leonard EN. 1996. Effect of bioturbation on metal-sulfide oxidation in surficial freshwater sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:2147-2155. 

Peterson GS, Axler RP, Lodge KB, Schuldt JA, Crane JL. 2002. Evaluation of a fluorometric screening method for predicting total PAH concentrations in contaminated sediments.  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 78:111-129. 

Phipps GL, Mattson VR, Ankley GT. 1995. Relative sensitivity of three freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates to ten contaminants. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 28:281-286.  

Pruell RJ, Taplin BK, McGovern DG, McKinney RA, Norton SB. 2000. Organic contaminant distributions in sediments, polychaetes (Nereis virens) and American lobster (Homarus americanus) from a laboratory food chain experiment. Marine Environmental Research 49:19-36.

Ranasinghe JA, Frithsen JB, Kutz FW, Paul JF, Russell DE, Batiuk RA, Hyland JL, Scott J, Dauer DM. 2002. Application of two indices of benthic community condition in Chesapeake Bay. Environmetrics 13(5-6):499-511.

Reddy CM, Heraty LJ, Holt BD, Sturchio NC, Eglington TI, Drenzek NJ, Xu L, Lake JL, Maruya KA. 2000. Stable chlorine isotope compositions of Aroclors and Aroclor-contaminated sediment. Environmental Science and Technology 34(13):2866-2870.

Roark SA, Nacci D, Champlin D, Coiro L, Guttman SI. 2004. Population genetic structure and tolerance to dioxin-like compounds of a migratory marine fish Menidia menidia in PCB-contaminated and reference sites. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(3):726-732.

Roark SA, Nacci D, Coiro L, Champlin D, Guttman SI. 2004. Population genetic structure of a non-migratory marine fish Fundulus heteroclitus across a strong gradient of PCB contamination. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(3):717-725.

Ross P, Burton GA, Greene M, Ho KT, Meier P, Sweet L. 1999. Inter-laboratory precision study of a whole sediment toxicity test with the luminescent bacterium, Vibrio fischeri. Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality 14:339-345.

Rossmann R. 2000. Horizontal and vertical distributions of mercury in 1983 Lake Superior sediments with estimates of mercury storage and flux. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25:683-696. 
Rossmann R. 2002. Lake Michigan 1994-1996 surficial sediment mercury. Journal of Great Lakes Research 28:65-76. 

Rust AJ, Burgess RM, Brownawell BJ, McElroy AE. 2004. Relationship between metabolism and bioaccumulation of benzo[a]pyrene in benthic invertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:2587-2593.

Rust AJ, Burgess RM, McElroy AE, Cantwell MG, Brownawell BJ. 2004. Influence of soot carbon on the bioaccumulation of sediment-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by marine benthic invertebrates: an interspecies comparison. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(11):2594-2603.

Rust AJ, Burgess RM, McElroy AE, Cantwell MG, Brownawell BJ. 2004. Role of source matrix in the bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to deposit-feeding benthic invertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:2604-2610.

Ryba SA, Burgess RM. 2002. Effects of sample preparation on the measurement of organic carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen concentrations in marine sediments. Chemosphere 48:139-147.

Schlekat CE, Scott KJ, Swartz RC, Albrecht B, Antrim L, Doe K, Douglas S, Ferretti JA. 1995. Interlaboratory comparison of a 10-day sediment toxicity test method using Ampelisca abdita, Eohaustorius estuarius, and Leptocheirus plumulosus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14(12):2163-2174.

Serbst JR, Burgess RM, Kuhn A, Edwards PA, Cantwell MG, Pelletier MC, Berry WJ. 2003. Precision of dialysis (Peeper) sampling of cadmium in marine sediment interstitial water. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 45(3):297-305.

Sheedy BR, Mattson VR, Cox J, Kosian PA, Phipps GL, Ankley GT. 1998. Bioconcentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the freshwater oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus.  Chemosphere 36:3061-3070. 

Shigeki M, Susarla S, Gundersen JL, Yonezawa Y. 1996. Pathway and rate of chlorophenol transformation in anaerobic estuarine sediment. Environmental Science and Technology 30(4):1253-1260.

Sibley PK, Ankley GT, Benoit DA. 1996. Incorporating in situ chronic toxicity assessment in the sediment quality triad. SETAC Globe 16:17-18.

Sibley PK, Ankley GT, Benoit DA. 2001. Factors affecting reproduction and the importance of adult size on reproductive output of the midge Chironomus tentans. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20:1296-1303.

Sibley PK, Ankley GT, Cotter AM, Leonard EN. 1996. Predicting chronic toxicity of sediments spiked with zinc: An evaluation of the acid volatile sulfide (AVS) model using a life cycle test with the midge (Chironomus tentans). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:2102-2112. 

Sibley PK, Benoit DA, Ankley GT. 1997. The significance of growth in Chironomus tentans sediment toxicity tests: Relationship to reproduction and demographic end points. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:336-345. 

Sibley PK, Benoit DA, Ankley GT. 1998. A life cycle and behavioral evaluation of substrate relationships in Chironomus tentans and the importance of particle size in sediment toxicity.  Hydrobiologia 361:1-9. 

Sibley PK, Benoit DA, Balcer MD, Phipps GL, West CW, Hoke RA, Ankley GT. 1999. In situ bioassay chamber for assessment of sediment toxicity and bioaccumulation using benthic invertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:2325-2336.

Sibley PK, Monson PD, Ankley GT. 1997. The effect of gut content on dry weight estimates of Chironomus tentans larvae: Implications for interpreting toxicity in freshwater sediment toxicity tests. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:1721-1736. 

Silva-Wilkinson R, DeGraeve GM, Burkhard LP, Tholen DW, Sheedy BR. 2000. Results of an interlaboratory evaluation of an analytical screening method for assessing persistent bioaccumulative toxins in sediment samples. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19:2218-2223. 

Strobel CJ, Buffum HW, Benyi SJ, Paul JF. 1999. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program: current status of Virginian Province (U.S.) estuaries. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 56:1-25.

Stronkhorst J, Schot ME, Dubbeldam MC, Ho KT. 2003. A Toxicity Identification Evaluation of silty marine harbor sediments to characterize persistent and non-persistent constituents. Marine Pollution Bulletin 46:56-64.

Swartz RC, Ferraro SP, Lamberson JO, Cole FA, Ozretich RJ, Boese BL, Schults DM,  Behrenfeld M, Ankley GT. 1997. Photoactivation and toxicity of mixtures of PAH compounds in marine sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:2151-2157.

Swartz RC, Schults DW, Ozretich RJ, Lamberson JO, Cole FA, Dewitt TH, Redmond MS, Ferraro SP. 1995. Sum PAH: a model to predict the toxicity of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in field-collected sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14(11):1977-1987.

Taunton River Estuary: Evidence Of Early Production, Use And Release To The Environment. Mar. Pollut. Bull.  2006, 52:1090-1117.

Thursby GB, Heltshe J, Scott KJ. 1997. Revised approach to toxicity test acceptability criteria using a statistical performance assessment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:1322-1329.

Tracey GA, Hansen DJ. 1996. Use of biota-sediment accumulation factors to assess similarity of nonionic organic chemical exposure to benthically-coupled organisms of differing trophic mode. Archives of
Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 30:467-475.

Verbrugge DA, Giesy J, Mora M, Williams LL, Rossmann R, Moll RA, Tuchman M. 1995.  Concentrations of dissolved and particulate PCBs in water from Saginaw River, MI. Journal of Great Lakes Research 21:219-233.

Vinturella AE, Burgess RM, Coull BA, Thompson KM, Shine JP. 2004. Importance of black carbon in distribution and bioaccumulation models of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated marine sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(11):2578-2586.

Vinturella AE, Burgess RM, Coull BA, Thompson KM, Shine JP. 2004. The use of passive samplers to mimic uptake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by benthic polychaetes. Environmental Science and Technology 38:1154-1160.

Voparil IM, Burgess RM, Mayer LM, Tien R, Cantwell MG, Ryba SA. 2004. Digestive bioavailability to a deposit feeder (Arenicola marina) of polyaromatic hydrocarbons associated with anthropogenic particles. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:2618-2626.

Weisbrod, A.; Burkhard, L. P.; Arnot, J.; Mekenyan, O.; Howard, P. H.; Russom, C.; Boething, R.; Sakuratani, Y.; Traas, T.; Bridges, T.; Lutz, C.; Bonnell, M.; Woodburn, K.; Parkerton, T.  Workgroup report: Review Of Fish Bioaccumulation Databases Used To Identify Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic Substances. Environ. Health Perspect. 2007, 115, 255-261.

West CW, Ankley GT, Nichols JW, Elonen GE, Nessa DE. 1997. Toxicity and bioaccumulation of 2,3,7,8,-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in long term tests with the freshwater benthic invertebrates Chironomus tentans and Lumbriculus variegatus.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:1287-1294.

West CW, Ankley GT. 1998. A laboratory sediment colonization test. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 35:20-24. 

West CW, Kosian PA, Mount DR, Makynen EA, Pasha MS, Sibley PK, Ankley GT. 2001. Amendment of sediments with a carbonaceous resin reduces bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20:1104-1111.  

Whiteman FW, Ankley GT, Kahl MD, Rau DM, Balcer MD. 1996. Evaluation of interstitial water as a route of exposure for ammonia in sediment tests with benthic macroinvertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:794-801.

Wigand C, Finn M, Findlay S, Fischer D. 2001. Submersed macrophyte effects on nutrient exchanges in riverine sediments. Estuaries 24(3):398-406

Wolfe DA, Long ER, Thursby GB. 1996. Sediment toxicity in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary: distribution and correlations with chemical contamination. Estuaries 19(4):901-912.

Yan Q, Ma D, Guo H, Hansen DJ, Berry WJ. 2000. Testing acute toxicity of contaminated sediment in Jinzhou Bay with marine amphipods. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica 30(6):629-633.

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Contaminated Sediment Published Reports

Berry WJ, RM Burgess, DJ Hansen, DM DiToro, LD DeRosa, HE Bell, MC Reiley, FE Stancil, CS Zarba, DR Mount and RL Spehar. 2003. Procedures for the derivation of equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmarks (ESBs) for the protection of benthic organisms: endrin. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington D.C. EPA/600/R-02/009

Berry WJ, RM Burgess, DJ Hansen, DM DiToro, LD DeRosa, HE Bell, MC Reiley, FE Stancil, CS Zarba, DR Mount and RL Spehar. 2003. Procedures for the derivation of equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmarks (ESBs) for the protection of benthic organisms: dieldrin. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington D.C. EPA/600/R-02/010.

Berry WJ, Hansen DJ, DiToro D, De Rosa L, Bell H, Reiley M, Stancil FE, Zarba CS, Spehar RL. 2000. Equilibrium partitioning sediment guidelines (ESGs) for the protection of benthic organisms: Dieldrin.  EPA/822/R-00/003. 

Berry WJ, Hansen DJ, DiToro D, De Rosa L, Bell H, Reiley M, Stancil FE, Zarba CS, Spehar RL. 2000. Equilibrium partitioning sediment guidelines (ESGs) for the protection of benthic organisms: Endrin.  EPA/822/R-00/004.   

Burgess, RM, Ho, KY, Morrison, GE, Chapman, G, and Denton, DL 1996. Marine Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE): Phase I Guidance Document. Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C. EPA-600-R-96-054.

Burkhard L, Mount D, Cook P, Bergen B, Burgess R, tenBrink M, Munns W, Dyer R, Timberlake D, and Ells S 2005. Contaminated sediment research multi-year implementation plan 2005. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington DC. EPA/600/R-05/033.

Davis, WR, McKinney, RA, and Watkins, WD 1995. Response of the Hudson Shelf Valley Sewage Sludge-Sediment Reservoir to cessation of disposal at the 12-Mile site. U.S. Department of Commerce. NOAA Technical Report NMFS124.

Hansen DJ, DM DiToro, WJ Berry, WS Boothman, RM Burgess, GT Ankley, DR Mount, JA McGrath, LD DeRosa, HE Bell, MC Reiley and CS Zarba. 2005. Procedures for the derivation of equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmarks (ESBs) for the protection of benthic organisms: metal mixtures (cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver and zinc). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington DC. EPA-600-R-02-011.

Hansen DJ, DM DiToro, JA McGrath, RC Swartz, DR Mount, RL Spehar, RM Burgess, RJ Ozretich, HE Bell, MC Reiley and TK Linton. 2003. Procedures for the derivation of equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmarks (ESBs) for the protection of benthic organisms: PAH mixtures. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington D.C. EPA/600/R-027013.

Klamer, H, Schipper, CA, Burgess, RM, deVries, JH, and Stronkhorst, J 1999. Standard Operating Procedure Specie-04 Mutatox (TM) Genotoxicity Sediment Extract Toxicity Test. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management, National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ. The Netherlands. Project: SPECIE*BIO RIKZ/AB-99.117x.

McCarty H, Miller K, Brent R, Schofield J, Rossmann R. 2004. Results of the Lake Michigan Mass Balance Study: Mercury data report. EPA/905/R-01/012. 

Munns, WR, and Mitro, M 2004. Assessing risks to populations at Superfund Sites – characterizing effects on populations. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center.

Nelson, WG, Bergen, BJ, Benyi, SJ, Morrison, G, Voyer, RA, Strobel, CJ, Rego, S, Thursby, G, and Pesch, CE 1996. New Bedford Harbor Long-Term Monitoring Assessment Report: Baseline Sampling. EPA/600/R-96/097.

Paul, JF, Gentile, JH, Scott, KJ, Schimmel, SC, Campbell, DE, and Latimer, RW 1999. EMAP-Virginian Province Four-Year Assessment (1990-93). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC. EPA/620/R-99/004.

Schipper, CA, Burgess, RM, Schot, ME, Kater, BJ, and Stronkhorst, J 1999. Standard Operating Procedures: Marine Urchin Echinocardium cordatum Mortality and Behavior Sediment Toxicity Test. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ. The Netherlands. Project: SPECIE*BIO RIKZ/AB-99.107x.

Schipper, CA, Burgess, RM, Schot, ME, Kater, BJ, and Stronkhorst, J 1999. Standard Operating Procedures: Marine Microtox Solid Phase (Vibrio fisheri) Sediment Toxicity Test. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ. The Netherlands. Project SPECIE8BIO, RIKZ/AB-99.107x.

Schipper, CA, Burgess, RM, van den Dikkenberg, B, Kater, BJ, and Stronkhorst, J 1999. Standard Operating Procedures: Marine Amphipod Corophium volutator Mortality Sediment Toxicity Test. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate-General For Public Works and Water Management, National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ, The Netherlands. Project: SPECIE*BIO.

Schipper, CA, Burgess, RM, van den Dikkenberg, LC, Kater, BJ, and Stronkhorst, J 1999. Standard Operating Procedure Specie-05 Marine Oyster Crassostrea gigas Embryo-Larvae Mortality and Development Sediment Toxicity Test. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management, National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ. The Netherlands. Project: SPECIE*BIO RIKZ/AB-99.118x.

Schipper, CA, Burgess, RM, van den Dikkenberg, LC, Kater, BJ, and Stronkhorst, J 1999. Standard Operating Procedure Specie-06 Brachionus plicatilis Sediment Pore Water Toxicity Test. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management, National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ. The Netherlands. Project: SPECIE*BIO RIKZ/AB-99.119x.

Sorensen JA, Rapp GRJ, Glass GE, Balcer MD, Schwarzkopf L. 1998. Mercury contamination assessment and tests for mitigation of contaminated reservoir sediments in the lower St. Louis River. EPA/600/R-98/172.

U.S. EPA. 1998. Condition of the mid-Atlantic estuaries. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC. EPA 600-R-98-147.

U.S. EPA. 2004. Wildlife research strategy. Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC. EPA 600/R-04/050.

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Sediment Book Chapters 1995 – 2005

Adams WJ, Burgess RM, Gold-Bouchot G, LeBlanc L, Liber K, Williamson B. 2003 Porewater chemistry: effects of sampling, storage, handling and toxicity testing. In: Carr RS, Nipper M, editors. Porewater Toxicity Testing: Biological, Chemical and Ecological Considerations. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 95-124.

Adams WJ, Green AS, Ahlf W, Brown SS, Burton GA, Chadwick B, Crane M, Gouguet R, Ho KT, Hogstrand C, Reynoldson TB, Ringwood AH, Savitz JD, Sibley PK. 2005. Using sediment assessment tools and a weight-of-evidence approach. In: Wenning RJ, Batley GE, Ingersoll GC, Moore DW, editors. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 163-225

Ankley GT. 1997. Chapter 8: Laboratory vs. field measurement endpoints: A contaminated sediment perspective. In: Ingersoll CG, Dillon T, Biddinger GR, editors. Ecological Risk Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p. 115-122.

Batley GE, Stahl RG, Babut MP, Bott TL, Clark JR, Field LJ, Ho KT, Mount DR, Swartz RC, Tessier A. 2005. Scientific underpinnings of sediment quality guidelines. In: Wenning RJ, Batley GE, Ingersoll GC, Moore DW, editors. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 39-119.

Batley, G. E.; Stahl, R. G., Jr.; Babut, M. P.; Bott, T. L.; Clark, J. R.; Field, L. J.; Ho, K. T.; Mount, D. R.; Swartz, R. C.; Tessier, A.  The Scientific Underpinnings Of Sediment Quality Guidelines.  In Sediment Quality Guidelines: State of the Science; Wenning, R. J., Ingersoll, C. G., Eds.; SETAC Press: Pensacola, FL, 2005.

Berry WJ, Bridges TS, Ells SJ, Gries TH, Ireland DS, Maher EM, Menzie CA, Porebski LM, Stronkhorst J. 2005. Use of sediment quality guidelines in existing assessment frameworks. In: Wenning RJ, Batley GE, Ingersoll GC, Moore DW, editors. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 383-428

Burgess RM, Ahrens MJ, Hickey CW. 2003. Geochemistry of PAHs in aquatic environments: a synthesis of source, distribution and persistence. In: Douben PET, editor. PAHs: An Ecotoxicological Perspective. London: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. p 35-45.

Burgess RM, Ahrens MJ, Hickey CW, den Besten PJ, ten Hulscher D, van Hattum B, Meador JP, Douben PET. 2003. An overview of the partitioning and bioavailability of PAHs in sediments and soils. In: Douben PET, editor. PAHs: An Ecotoxicological Perspective. London: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. p 99-126.

Burgess, R. M.; Desorption and Release of Dissolved and Bioavailable Sediment Contaminants during Resuspension Events: An Overview of Principles, Observations and Models.  In GPRA Goal 3, Annual Performance Measure 06-483; Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, Washington, DC, 2006.

Burton GA, Denton DL, Ho KT, Ireland DS. 2003. Sediment toxicity testing: issues and methods. Chapter 5. In: Hoffman DJ et al. editors. Handbook of Ecotoxicology, 2nd. edition. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers. p 111-150.

Chapman PM, Birge WJ, Burgess RM, Clements WH, Douglas WS, Harrass MC, Hogstrand C, Reible DD, Ringwood AH. 2005. Uncertainties in assessments of complex sediment systems. In: Wenning RJ, Batley GE, Ingersoll GC, Moore DW, editors. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 687-744.

Chapman PM, Birge WJ, Burgess RM, Clements WH, Douglas WS, Harrass MC, Hogstrand C, Reible DD, Ringwood AH. 2005. Role of sediment quality guidelines and other tools in different aquatic habitats. In: Wenning RJ, Batley GE, Ingersoll GC, Moore DW, editors. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 267-309.

DiToro DM, Berry WJ, Burgess RM, Mount DR, O'Conner TP, Swartz RC. 2005. Predictive ability of sediment quality guidelines derived using equilibrium partitioning. In: Wenning RJ, Batley GE, Ingersoll GC, Moore DW, editors. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 557-588

Engler RM, Long ER, Swartz RC, DiToro DM, Ingersoll CG, Burgess RM, Gries TH, Berry WJ, Burton GA, O'Conner TP, Chapman PM, Field LJ, Porebski LM. 2005. Chronology of the development of sediment quality assessment methods in North America. In: Wenning RJ, Batley GE, Ingersoll GC, Moore DW, editors. Use of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Related Tools for the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 311-343.

Erickson, R. J.; Nichols, J. W.; Cook, P. M.; Ankley, G. T.  Bioavailability Of Chemical Contaminants In Aquatic Systems.  In The Toxicology of Fishes; Di Guilio, R., Hinton, D., Eds.; Macmillan Publishing: New York, NY, In press.

Goodfellow WL, Brils J, Burgess RM, Doi J, Downey PJ, Mathews DL, Norberg-King T, Phillips BM. 2005. Wastewater toxicity identification evaluations. In: Norberg-King T, Ausley LW, Burton DT, Goodfellow WL, Miller JL, Waller WT, editors. Toxicity Reduction and Toxicity Identification Evaluations (TIE) for Effluents, Ambient Waters, and Other Aqueous Media. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. p 59-92.

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